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Want to learn more about Immunotherapy for lung cancer

Lung Cancer | Last Active: Nov 3 12:18pm | Replies (44)

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@dougmck

I've also been dealing with multifocal LC since 2018. I've had five nodules radiated since then, and was informed by my radiologist during my last treatment (in June) that she wasn't willing to treat me with more. So far I've been fortunate not to have experienced any side effects. I have many more nodules that we're watching right now, and my oncologist is looking at Keytruda to possibly treat them. There's been an ongoing clinical trial at MD Anderson in Houston treating nodules with Keytruda. I was able to speak to the doctor in charge and he told me they're seeing success with the immunotherapy drug. The trial will continue until 2025, so he wasn't able to give me any numbers re: success rates, however. My oncologist continues to be hesitant to start it, he's always telling me how serious the possible side effects could be, but I'm running out of options at this point. I know it's only a matter of time before another lung nodule becomes malignant again.

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I hear you. I'm about to have proton radiation on the largest of my nodules. It was biopsied and found to be KRASG12F. So no targetable treatment. My RadOnc wants me to have at least one IO treatment before radiation begins.

My lower left and upper right were radiated in 2010 for my mucinous adenocarcinoma. So exposure is a concern to me. Although the RadOnc doing my proton did tell me there is such a thing as radiation forgiveness and that I've put enough time between the breast and lung cancer radiations that I could go with standard sbrt.

We've been watching this GGN turn slowly solid for at least 4 years. There are three more we are watching but I'm hoping the IO (I don't know which one yet) will eliminate the others or we get an abscopal effect going.