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Erin was diagnosed 2/05 with stage IV neuroblastoma. She went from being a happy, healthy child to not walking. She began chemotherapy immediately and after two rounds of chemotherapy, we were informed that she wasn't responding to chemotherapy like they hope, and her prognosis was now worse. We then decided to go to Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center where Dr. Kushner took over Erin's care. She did 14 rounds of chemotherapy and still had disease in her bone marrow.

Erin then started a phase 1 study of high dose 3F8 monoclonal antibody at Sloan-Kettering. She was the first child ever to have 8 times the normal amount. After 2 rounds of high dose 3F8 (4/06), Erin was pronounced No Evidence of Disease. She then started on a phase II study of 3F8, which she still gets. We thank God for Erin's health and happiness and pray she stays No Evidence of Disease forever!

-Written by Melinda Keenan

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