Syd Procter, 64, was diagnosed with kidney cancer 12 months ago.
He underwent surgery to remove the cancer in March at Royal Preston Hospital, but the follow-up scan revealed he had shadows of cancer in his liver.
Syd was referred to the Rosemere Cancer Centre, where he was offered three alternatives - interferon alpha treatment, Sutent treatment if the local Primary Care Trust would fund it, or clinical trial at the Christie Hospital.
Issues surrounding Sutent made national headlines when Manchester music mogul Tony Wilson was diagnosed with cancer of the kidney and was recommended to take the drug.
But his health trust would not fund the treatment, claiming there was insufficient evidence to prove it worked well.
He paid for the drug himself after a fund was set up by celebrity friends, but continued to campaign for the drug to be made available to all patients.
He died just hours after being told Sutent was to be made available in Manchester.
Mr Procter chose to go with Christie Hospital, and ended up on a trial of Bio medica's cancer vaccine Tro Vax.
As part of the trial, patients receive Sutent along with either Tro Vax or a placebo.
Mr Procter says: "When I agreed to go on the trial, I did not know which drug I would be on, but I am very happy that I'm on Sutent as a lot of people think it helps prolong life.
"Everything was fine with my blood pressure and now I don't have to go back to the hospital until January 14.
"Sutent is not a cure, but can hold the cancer back and allow people to live for longer.
"It costs £100 a tablet and you have to take four tablets a day.
As part of the trial, I also have to take an injection which is either Tro Vax or a placebo.
"Just after I began my trial at Christie Hospital, I was notified that Central Lancashire PCT would fund Sutent for me, which was great, but I decided to continue with my trial.
"I think it is important for people to take part in clinical trials and be 'guinea pigs'. If no-one did, we would not discover new treatments and cures.
"I've been told they cannot cure my cancer, but can stem it and stop it spreading in my body. You cannot put a price on something that can prolong life and give people hope.
"I am happy to take part in this clinical trial as it may do good for me and hopefully the findings will help other people with kidney cancer."