Cancer Free After Radiation and Chemo DART 2.0 Trial

I wish to say first that I pray that each of you reading this will one day be able to say, “I am Cancer free!”

I am Cancer free!

After 28 radiation treatments (2 gry each) and 5 chemo treatments (cisplatin), my doctor called me today to inform me that the biomarker used to monitor my HPV-16 Back of Tongue Cancer is at 0! The NavDX test used to measure the biomarker in our blood has been a Godsend to me. Biomarker started at almost 13,000; went down to 365 after four weeks of treatment; and now is at 0!!!!

I have provided on this site a week by week/play by play discussion of my Cancer experience at Mayo Clinic. I terminated my treatments in the DART 2.0 Trial on January 10, 2025; ahead of protocol but based upon a wealth of knowledge shared with me by my Mayo doctors and Staff.
It took until today, to get the news that I had made the right decision to terminate treatment on January 10, 2025; thank you God.

The throat/swallowing pain has been increasing since I terminated treatment, to a level which required that my Gabapentin prescription be supplemented with a Hydrocodone/Tylenol drug. Pain now manageable.

I am so, so thankful to everyone at Mayo Clinic. I will be returning for follow ups in due course to satisfy the trial requirements; and I look forward to providing all that I can to assist in the trial’s success. 28 radiation treatments over 5 1/2 weeks with 56 gry and only 5 chemo treatments to eliminate the Cancer — a case that I hope will assist future patients in my shoes to reduce their treatments and thus reduce the extent of their short and long term side effects — the sole purpose of the trial.
My best wishes and prayers for all of you will continue, now and forever.
My best,
Brian