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Cancer Patients'
Case Studies Last updated: April 10, 2000 The following are samples of cases treated. Some of the patients that began their treatment before 1996 were initially seen by Dr. Revici. All reports have diagnosis verified by biopsy and have been followed with indicated diagnostic test such as CT scan or MRI. Treatments consist primarily of Dr. Revici's compounds prescribed in accordance with Dr. Revici's method of evaluating metabolic function via pH or other testing. Unless otherwise stated patients did not receive chemotherapy or radiation. What is reported here are the facts of the case. Without prospective randomized clinical trials it is very difficult to "prove" that the good results were a result of the Revici therapy but it is our opinion that Dr. Revici's method was a strong positive influence on the reported results. You will have to come to your own conclusions. 1. A 75 year old female was diagnosed with Adnocarcinoma of the pancreas in July of 1996. Because of diffuse spread to the lymph nodes it was determined that she would not be a candidate for surgery. She had chemotherapy and radiation but stopped because she could not tolerate the side effects. She came in November of 1996 for consultation. She is in excellent condition for two years while on the Revici protocol and in October of 1988 a CT scan showed a stable disease. In the spring 1999 she was hospitalized for a condition unrelated to her pancreatic cancer. While in the hospital her doctors convinced her to take chemotherapy. The patient died shortly after in April 1999.
4. The patient is a 48-year-old woman who had onset of rectal bleeding and was diagnosed with adnocarcinoma of the colon in March of 1998. In April, she underwent removal of the tumor and it was found that the cancer had spread to the lymph nodes. It was recommended that she go on chemotherapy of which she had 2 months of treatments but stopped because of side effects (which included burning in the lower part of the body, fatigue and decreased appetite.)
6. This patient is a 62-year-old man who was diagnosed with kidney cancer in February of 1999 that had spread to his ribs, lungs, adrenal gland and brain. He had originally been diagnosed with kidney cancer 15 years prior and had the kidney removed. In February of 1999, he underwent radiation treatments to the 3 cancerous lesions in his brain as well as to his ribs. He presented in June of 1999. At this time, the patient was very disoriented, had hallucinations, no appetite, weight loss of over 30 lbs., no energy, pain in the ribs and was very unsteady on his feet. He was last consulted with in March of 2000 and is feeling very well. Mentally, he is back to normal, energy is good, appetite is good, walking is almost normal, and pain is gone. He also reports that his oncologist is impressed with his condition and recommends that he continue on the program considering the remarkable improvement he has made. His last MRI of the brain showed reduction in the brain lesion as compared to the previous MRI in August of 1999. The Revici program has been his only therapy since coming in to the clinic in June of 1999. 7. The patient is A 63-year-old male diagnosed with prostatic cancer, Gleasons 6, in June of 1998. The patient in July of 1998. His initial PSA at the beginning of the treatment was 6 and free PSA was 9.6%. He was last seen in March of 1999 when his PSA result decreased to 2.6 and the free PSA was normal at 25%. He didn't receive any radiation, surgery or any hormonal treatments. He's doing excellent. 8. This patient is a 55-year-old woman diagnosed with breast cancer (adnocarcinoma) in 1985. She underwent mastectomy, 10 years later it was discovered that she had metastasis to the lungs and bones including the spine. At the time she started the treatment in our office, she was confined to a respirator and a wheel chair. After 3 months of treatment she was no longer restricted to a wheel chair and only needed to be on a respirator for a maximum of 2 hrs. /day. Her last CT scan of the chest in April of 1998 showed decrease in lung masses since 1995 but some increase in bone mets including an epidural lesion at the L2-3 level. She was last seen in September of 1998 and she was stable. Follow up visits has been difficult because of the great distance. She did not receive any chemotherapy or radiation. 9. This patient is a 51-year-old woman diagnosed with colorectal cancer (Adenocarcinoma - mucinous type, moderately differentiated) in November of 1994. She had resection and hysterectomy in November of 1994, received 4 out of 6 treatments of 5-fu in January of 1995 and radiation from April 1995 – June 1995. In January of 1998, she developed metastasis to the lungs and had the left upper lobes resected. She came in for a consultation in May of 1998. Four months after the treatment her CT scan of the chest, abdomen and pelvis were negative for metastasis. Her chest x-ray in January of 1999 was also clear. She's was last seen in August 1999 and is doing excellent. 10. This patient is a 74-year-old woman who was diagnosed with infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the R breast. She underwent a modified radical mastectomy in December of 1991 at which time it was discovered that 3 of 10 lymph nodes contained metastatic breast cancer. She first came in for a consultation with the doctor in January of 1992 and was put on a protocol. Her mammogram in February of 1998 was negative. CT scan of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis in October of 1996 showed no sign of any disease. The tumor marker, Ca 27.29, has remained in the normal range. She came in for a follow up on March 2000. Mammogram was negative and she continues in excellent condition. This patient is currently on remission protocol. She didn't receive any chemotherapy, radiation or hormonal treatments. 12. This patient is a 66-year-old woman who was diagnosed with poorly differentiated infiltrative ductal carcinoma of the L breast in October of 1996. She also had inflammatory breast cancer that involved the entire chest wall spreading to the opposite breast and also the lymph nodes. She decides to have radiation to the chest wall in January of 1998 to control the inflammation but the lesions returned within 6 months. She came for her first consultation with the doctor in October of 1996. CT scans of the chest and abdomen in October of 1998 showed no distant metastasis. She came for her follow up visit in January of 1999 and reports that she feels excellent. She did not receive any chemotherapy. 13. This is a 60-year-old woman who was diagnosed with small-cleaved cell follicular lymphoma found on CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis in August of 1993. She was put on the chemotherapy CHOP in September of 1993,and was in remission from February of 1994 to September of 1995, but had a recurrence. At this point she decided to use Dr. Revici's compounds. Months after starting the treatment CT scan revealed stabilization of retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy and a decrease in pelvic nodes. She came in for a follow up visit in 1999 and reports that she's feeling excellent. 14. This patient is a 54-year-old man diagnosed with colon cancer that was resected 20 years ago. He was doing well until October of 1995 when a mass was revealed on colonoscopy. A biopsy was done in November of 1995 showing colloidal carcinoma. A surgical report showed extensive metastasis in the omentum and the liver. He came for his first consult with the doctor in December of 1995. After months of treatment and testing, his CT scan in May of 1998 showed no change in size of the abdominal mass and metastasis involving the liver and spleen. Over the proceeding years there had been some progression of the condition that seemed to coincide with times he had temporarily stopped the program. In February of 1999 he had a CT scan that showed stabilization tumors and even reduction of liver metastasis. Although the cancer was relatively stable, the patient died in January 2000. Cause of death was not completely certain, as there was no autopsy but may have been related to the paraneoplastic syndrome that he had developed and not directly from the cancer. He never received any chemotherapy or radiation. 15. An 84-year-old woman came to our office in December of 1996 with symptoms of severe malaise, face swelling, dyspnia, and shortness of breath for 2 months. She also had a cough productive of clear watery phlegm. A CT scan of the chest in September of 1996 reveals several mass like lesions in both lungs, suspicious of metastatic cancer. Subsequent biopsy demonstrates a likely lymphoma. After being on protocol for 2 months, she reports that she is back to her old self. Energy is very good and she is without respiratory symptoms. Patient was difficult to follow because of her distrust of the medical profession. Patient came in April of 1999 and she informed him that she is continuing to do very well. She was only on the Revici program for about 3-4 months and still continuing her vitamins. 16. This patient is a 70-year-old man who noticed a white lesion on the R side of his tongue in September of 1996. He had a biopsy done in June of 1997 and it was positive for cancer. He made an appointment to in June of 1997. And was on the Revici protocol for 1 month prior to the scheduled surgery. It seems that the cancer had resolved between the time that he started the Revici program and the surgery. His surgeon reported that they were unable to find any cancer. He refused radiation and chemotherapy. The patient still comes in for regulars follow up visits. 17. A 58-year-old female was diagnosed with diffuse small lymphocytic lymphoma in September of 1996. It was thought that this cancer was a result of radiation therapy for breast cancer treated 10 years ago. She also had bone marrow involvement consistent with small lymphocytic lymphoma. In November of 1996, she came in for a consultation . At this time she was put on the Revici program. Her CT scans of the chest, abdomen and pelvis have been relatively stable. She is being followed by an oncologist from Mt. Sinai who is very pleased with her condition. Patient was last seen in February 2000. 18. A 70-year-old man was diagnosed with colon cancer in January of 1996 (moderately differentiated adnocarcinoma). At the time of resection in January of 1996 there was no evidence of metastatic disease. It was classified Duke's B2, a 3-cm tumor; the margins were clear. He came in our center in February of 1997 and he immediately started the program. In September of 1997, there was a local recurrence and that was removed surgically, but there was still absolutely no evidence of any other distant disease. His surgeon was very surprised at the fact that at the time of the recurrence the lesion was very limited and there was no spread of disease. After this resection he had radiation to the tumor bed and surrounding tissue. A sigmoidoscopy in January 1999 was negative for cancer. We spoke with the patient in March of 1999 and he reported that he continues in excellent condition. 19. A 49-year-old man went for a routine eye exam in October of 1997 when it was discovered that he had a melanoma on the coroid of the R. eye. He came in for a consultation. Sonogram of the eye in January of 1999 was unchanged (depth is 2.2 mm). The Patient reports that his ophthalmologist is very surprised that the condition has been stable for this amount of time. He also has a chronic ulcerative colitis that was aggravated during the treatment but responded rapidly to Dr. Revici's basic lipid fraction. He continues to follow up with his ophthalmologist and his condition is stable. 20. This patient is a 79-year-old woman who was diagnosed in August of 1995 with ulcerative stomach cancer and metastasis to the liver. She came in for a consultation with the doctor and was put on a protocol. Her CT scan on January of 1999 of the abdomen showed no changed since her first treatment; the condition of the cancer has been stable since her treatment. However, her course was complicated by chronic anemia, fatigue and weight loss. She died in April of 1999 as a result of bleeding into the abdominal cavity; the cancer remained stable. She did not receive any chemotherapy, radiation or surgery. 21. This patient is a 47-year-old woman who noticed some femoral lymph nodes that was progressively increasing in size. In February of 1997, she was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, follicular stage 3 low grade. Her CT scan in January of 1998 showed marked lymphadenopathy in right inguinal region extending to R femoral nodes. She then came in the office for a consultation in June of 1998. A CT scan in February of 1999 showed resolved femoral nodes and the R inguinal lymphadenopathy decreased from 3 to 1.8 cm. She was last seen in February 2000 and reports that she is doing excellent. She did not receive any chemotherapy or radiation. 22. A 49-year-old man was diagnosed with poorly differentiated metastatic adnocarcinoma of the stomach in January 1998. Metastasis were found in the omentum and in the liver. He underwent gastric resection and 75% of stomach was removed but there were many omental nodules discovered at the time of the surgery ( the omentum was not resected). He came in February of 1998. Initially, he was not feeling well with fatigue, abdominal pain and a 20-pound weight loss. After being on the protocol for 1 month, these symptoms were resolved. A CT scans of the chest, abdomen and pelvis were free of disease in June of 1998. Son reported that his father was doing well. He had 1 dose of chemotherapy in February of 1997 but did not tolerate it well and stopped. 23. This is a 73-year-old female diagnosed with intraductal carcinoma of the R breast, poorly differentiated with lymphatic permutation in 1986. She had lumpectomy in October of 1986. She came in for her first consultation in June of 1987. At this time, there was an R axially lymph node that was noted on her sonogram. Initially her doctors were convinced it was a metastatic node and they recommended chemotherapy and radiation but she refused these treatments. The axially lymph node resolved over the first year of treatment on the Revici program. Sonogram in October of 1998 was normal, no masses or lymph nodes were reported. She was last seen in March 2000 and continues to do well. 24. A 70-year-old female diagnosed with a stage 4 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, grade B with splenomeglia and bone marrow involvement (CLL). A biopsy also showed liver involvement. She came in the office in July of 1996 and started with the treatment. Her CT scan in January of 1998 revealed a decrease in splenomeglia and stable periportal and portacaval adenopathy. She continues on the Revici treatment and is doing well. She had been on chlorambuci from March of 1995 – March of 1996, no other chemotherapy or radiation. 25. This is a 63-year-old male who was diagnosed with prostatic cancer in October of 1998; Gleason 6, Initial PSA was 6.3. He was seen in November of 1997. His PSA was retested during his treatment and it declined to 0.8. He was last seen in July 1999 but has since reported that he is doing well. He did not receive any radiation, surgery or hormonal treatments. 26. This patient is a 76-year-old man who was diagnosed with non-small cell adenocarcinoma in both lungs as well as a metastatic lesion in the right femur and L fibia, elucidated on bone scan. He came to see the doctor in May of 1996. His CT scan during the treatment showed resolution of the R lobe mass and a relatively stable appearance of a lower left lobe infiltrate. In addition his bone scan showed resolution of the lesion in femur and the fibia. The patient passed away in June of 1998. It was thought that he died as a result of advanced emphysema, that was diagnosed years before and possibly pulmonary infection. It was difficult to explain his deterioration as a result of progressive cancer since his CT scans were not dramatically worse. A patient with advanced disease such as this would not have been expected to live but a few months after diagnosis. He never received any chemotherapy or radiation. |