FDA Expands Use Of Keytruda for NSCLC

Posted by Merry, Alumni Mentor @merpreb, May 3, 2019

Good morning. As everyone knows these past couple of years have been a boom for lung cancer. New treatments, new uses for older drugs, new techniques and better survival chances. In my 22 years as a cancer patient I have not been given Immunotherapy as a treatment, or option for that matter. I have multifocal adenocarcinoma of the lung. The best way to treat my cancer the last two times has been with SBRT. (https://www.mdanderson.org/treatment-options/stereotactic-body-radiation-therapy.html). It has been extremely successful for me. I don't even know if Immunotherapy would be an option at all.
But for those of you with NSCLC there are options now. https://lungcancer.net/news/fda-keytruda-nsclc/
Has anyone discussed this option with their doctors?

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Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | May 6, 2019

@alamogal635- Good morning- lol, that's ok. I agree, a lot of potential for the future. I had my cataracts done years ago and my husband had them done last year. Big difference! You'll be sorry that you haven't done it sooner, if they are bad enough. I'm glad that you have an appointment so soon!