I’m in the Natural History study of Dr. Alawine. I’ve talked to one of the M.D.’s in her group and a couple of nurses and they have been reviewing the medical records of my case history for the factors that may have led to the longevity and being considered an “exceptional responder” that resulted in cure. At some point in the future I will heading down to the NIH campus.

The concern in pulling the plug on a study is not the funding as that was already allocated for the study by the NCI. What results in a trial being terminated is failure to accrue the pre-determined number of participants necessary to obtain enough statistical data to make valid conclusions.