He's not giving up, but it is looking bad. He's been down to see a doctor in NYC at Sloan and Kettering (i may have spelled that wrong) a few times over the past year. They were supposed to have called him 3 weeks ago. Now there is probably an issue because of sandy. He's pretty much out of treatment options and is hoping for a clinical trial. It's very frustrating. You would think in this day and age with technology that people could communicate better!.Tab, I would not take the word of a local doctor about your brother. Have him go to a bigger city, even Syracuse if he is local...Don't let him give up....