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Immunotherapy: How many lung cancer patients are 5 yrs post diagnosis?
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Hi @sanyogita15, in the US, treatment plans differ based on the stage of the cancer, I am stage IV, so I went straight to the targeted therapy, and did not have chemo or radiation. I’ll have to take the meds forever, as there is no cure at this stage.
The targeted therapy medications are very expensive. I’m fortunate to have insurance that pays for almost the full cost.
Many people here have been through chemo. Here are links to a couple of past posts that may be helpful:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/chemo-before-tagrisso-or-not-need-info-but-where-do-i-start/
And: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/chemo-experiences/
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Thx for your post. What is different btwn targeted therapy and chemo? Thanks
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Hi @lls8000 I went to the primary doc yesterday n he suggested chemo 4 cycyles and as i have EGFR L858 mutation to go on tagrisso post that for 3 years citing the Flaura results. Yes, its very expensive in India. I am looking for financial assistance as my insurance can cover it or not i need to know n if so also it would be not more than 7 to 8 months. If there is any international assistance program on tagrisso you know of then please let me know. Thanks a lot for your feedback n the useful links you shared. I am going ahead with chemo as the flaura results were also based on combination therapy where chemo after surgery was given followed by tagrisso. It feels really goid to talk to peers as in India very few lung cancer support groups are there.