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Wife newly diagnosed with NSCLC

Lung Cancer | Last Active: Oct 30, 2022 | Replies (17)

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@patneo2

Exon 21 L858R adenoccarcinoms T790m not detected
My wife was diagnosed on July right lower lung tumor 2.5 x1.8 and mele both lungs and slight on 8th ribs. Onc dun need chem or ops - do target : Tagrisso 80mg 2 days once. All went well . Tumor shrink by 1cm , left clear - right a slight water. 3 months.
But last week - for 2 days , she feel breathless and cough . Went in hospital on tue- only right lungs for fluid - drain out 2.2 litre - stay 3 days , fluid is pinky. Pleural Fluid 40mg finding back as metastic non small cell carcinoma compatible with adenoccarcinoms. Culture report not out.
Can advise - is this bad ? is this MPE ? Or ?? Targisso still work ?? Thanks

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Addition : Blood test Ldh 205ul ,pleural fluid ph 7.5, lactate dehydrogenase 970.

Welcome @patneo2 to Mayo Clinic Connect, a place where you can connect with other lung cancer patients and family caregivers. I moved your message to this existing discussion so you can connect with @daveb482 and others:

- Wife newly diagnosed with NSCLC https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/wife-newly-diagnosed-with-nsclc/

Pat, as fellow patients and caregivers, we can't answer medical questions, but we can support you on the journey. Is your wife continuing with Targisso? How is she doing?

@daveb482, thinking of you as you prepare for your wife's appointment at Mayo tomorrow.