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Author  Topic    Alma Australia 12 Posts Posted - 04/30/2015 :  01:02:56     Hello, its my first post. I just wanted to share my recent experience with a new treatment I had for a melanoma tumour on my foot. The treatment was recently approved by the authorities for use in Australia. I believe the trials were carried out in the USA . The trials were promising. The treatment is called PV-10 aka Rose Bengal. It's a dye. There's quite a lot about it on the internet as a treatment for melanoma. I had the treatment in a public hospital at no charge. PV-10 was injected into my foot between 20 and 30 times, both in and around the tumour. After about 3 weeks the tumour turned black and bits of it began to fall off leaving an ulcer underneath. The ulcer took a long time to heal but finally closed. It is now 9 months since the treatment and there is no sign of another tumour forming although there is no way to know if the melanoma cells are still lurking or if the treatment zapped them all. I was told the treatment can be repeated if another timor appears. So far so good. I don't know if other countries have made this treatment available or how someone would access it, but it must be available in the USA if the trials wee held there. I thought this information could be helpful to someone else. Alma Australia 12 Posts Posted - 07/20/2015 :  15:35:50     Last week I had a CT scan followed by my first annual specialist review following the PV-10 treatment. I am happy to report that the CT scan showed no sign of the original tumour and no sign of a progression of the melanoma. PV-10 has what they call a 'bystander effect' whereby the dye seeks out and destroys stage 3 "in-transit" cells in and around the area of the melanoma tumour. The specialist is cautiously optimistic that this has happened in my case. I am now to have 6 monthly CT scans with visual check ups by my doctor in between. Should any further tumours appear I am able to have more PV-10 treatments as required. So far, so good.    Topic

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