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Carboplatin Alimta and Keytruda Treatment: What's your experience?
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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/
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@lls8000
Thanks for your response. I was just curious as to what other people were experiencing. When my doctor told me last February after chemo that my prognosis was probably about 4-5 years, that's still a hard to take. I'm glad to hear you have been taking it for 6+ years. Hopefully it will work for me also.
I actually feel fine. I can still do all the things I did before my diagnosis. Not too many side effects.
Take care and good health to you also!