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Anyone on the Ipilimumab (Yervoy) and Nivolumab (Opdivo) combo?

Lung Cancer | Last Active: Jul 30 5:11pm | Replies (4)
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@colleenyoung

@detroitmom23, I'm delighted to hear that there is an immunotherapy combo that might work for you. I remember you posted a while back that immunotherapy was not suggested for your specific cancer due to lack of specific markers. May I ask what has changed? When do you start?

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detroitmom23 | @detroitmom23 | Jul 28 10:23pm

Thanks Colleen and Lisa…
My new Oncologist feels that I can still benefit from immunotherapy even though I don’t have the markers. Apparently there is new research to support this. I was surprised to hear this. He also could just be throwing me a bone since I’ve been through radiation and chemo twice now. However, he is known for thinking outside of the box and is highly regarded so keeping my fingers crossed.

I was supposed to start the double immunotherapy last week but wt the very last moment we had to cancel because my insurance company denied the coverage. The Dr. is working on appealing it so hopefully I’ll know something this week.
Thank you for reaching out and I will keep you in the loop!
Maureen

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