Has DCA been tried on stage 4 laryngeal cancer

Hello Anonymous,

Welcome to EmpowHER and thank you for sharing your story.

Finding the right surgeon who can provide the most current available treatment offers the very best prognosis.Seven years ago, I was diagnosed with a rare type of head and neck cancer, esthesioneuroblastoma. My journey lead me to well-known and highly skilled head and neck oncology surgeon who saved my life.

Anonymous, as you and your husband already know treatment for stage 4 laryngeal cancer depends on where cancer is found in the larynx.

Cancer in the supraglottis or glottis may be treated again with chemotherapy and surgical removal. As you mentioned your husband is not a candidate for radiation therapy.

Cancer in the subglottis may be treated with a laryngectomy plus total thyroidectomy and removal of lymph nodes in the throat. Usually radiation therapy is part of this treatment.

Check if there are any clinical trials for stage 4 laryngeal cancer in your area, and ask your husband's oncologist if he is a candidate.

Researchers at the University of Alberta in Canada, reported (in an article published in the January 2007 issue of Cancer Cell) that cancer cells rely on certain energy pathways that are different from normal cells, similar to the situation that occurs in what we medically call lactic acidosis.
DCA (dichloroacetate)can apparently convert the bad metabolic pathways into good ones.

Currently, there is an ongoing clinic trial entitled- Study of DCA (Dichloroacetate) in Combination With Cisplatin and Definitive Radiation in Head and Neck Carcinoma-by Sanford Health in North Dakota.

I will keep you and your husband in my prayers.

Regards,
Maryann