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Melanoma: What are your tips about immunotherapy (Keytruda)?
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@rfannin: I think that's a very wise consideration. While there are general guidelines for the administation of Keytruda, it's definitely worth discussing the possibility of tailoring the infusions as you suggested due to your mother's past medical and safety concerns.
Once you've had the opportunity to discuss this with her oncology team, could you let me know their approach?
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@grammato3 After getting a second opinion with a medical oncologist and talking with the surgical oncologist a second time, Mom made the decision to start with the T-Vec. As of now, after bloodwork and the PET scan, the melanoma appears to be isolated to her leg. She had 3 injections on March 12 in the area where the biopsies were done and so far so good. She had a new spot appear prior to the treatment and it was removed on March 3. It was melanoma, but the margins were clear. We are praying the T-Vec works. Will keep you apprised.