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Carboplatin Alimta and Keytruda Treatment: What's your experience?
Lung Cancer | Last Active: Sep 28 1:58pm | Replies (35)Comment receiving replies
Good morning.
I'm a newer member and wanted to ask how long people have been taking Tagrisso? I was diagnosed with stage 4 nsclc almost a year ago.
Metastisized to one rib, my spleen and kidneys, but not to lymph nodes or brain.
I received 4 rounds of carboplatin and have been taking Tagrisso since my first round of chemo. My oncologist says Tagrisso is only effective for 3 years.
I'm just curious how long people have been taking Tagrisso.
Thanks.
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@peterhall66, There are many members taking Tagrisso, and for longer periods of time than the statistics expect. My story is similar, but with a different mutation and targeted therapy. Statistics show alectinib to be effective for an average of 34 months. I'm on month 77 (but who's counting 😉 .
There are certainly cases where the therapy is effective for a shorter time, but there are others where it's longer too. At this time, no one can predict how long these therapies will be effective for us. There is some work being done in the ALK community to see if they can determine why some cancers respond better than others.
I'm hoping for similar results for you with the Tagrisso. Here's a link to a discussion that focuses on Tagrisso that may be more helpful:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/tagrisso-for-lung-cancer/