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Thank you Lisa, yes hoping Tagrisso reduces the tumor enough so I won’t need another surgery....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/880302/

Discussion: Anybody with NSCLC with EGFR exon 21 L858R mutation response to TKIs?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Jun 17, 2023

I know…I discovered I had a 3.2 cm nodule by chance. I had no symptoms. I’ve...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1073211/

Discussion: Has anyone taken the targeted therapy osimertinib (Tagrisso)?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: May 23 9:59am

Hello Maureen, @mmusselman01, I'm sorry to hear that you are stage IV. There are too many...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1168133/

Discussion: Starting Tagrisso: What time of day do you take it? With food?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Nov 4 4:28pm

@1soc1soc, I've been on Tagrisso for 3 and a half years now. My Oncologist has always...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1071402/

Discussion: Has anyone taken the targeted therapy osimertinib (Tagrisso)?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: May 20 7:16am

My mother has lung cancer with metastasis to her brain. She has been stable on Tagrisso/osimertinib...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1098305/

Discussion: Anyone experience GI side effects with Tagrisso for lung cancer?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Jul 3 6:14am

Hello Francie, I was diagnosed last May with lung cancer, small growths in both right and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/838895/

Discussion: Lung Cancer EGFR Mutation Stage 4: What treatments did you have?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Apr 6, 2023

Thanks for all that you've shared, Matthew! My mom was just diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/858418/

Discussion: Anyone had radiation of the lung? What were the side effects? Results?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: May 11, 2023

Hi @sanyogita15, in the US, treatment plans differ based on the stage of the cancer, I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1033376/

Discussion: Immunotherapy: How many lung cancer patients are 5 yrs post diagnosis?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Mar 14 10:46am

@mollie2 If you're experiencing discomfort after 3 weeks, I strongly recommend telling your Oncologist how you're...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1070905/

Discussion: Anyone in this group been on Tagrisso and have it stop working?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: May 19 11:19am

Hi April, I've been on Tagrisso for almost three years. Each daily pill costs $512 with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/953006/

Discussion: New here: Looking for others who have NSCLC and information

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Oct 24, 2023

I have been diagnosed with multifocal lung cancer by my surgeon; and with metastatic lung cancer...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1029638/

Discussion: Can radiation be used on partly solid nodules close to an airway?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Mar 8 6:40am

NSCLC w/ a EFGR marker. My husband had a right lung lobectomy on March 6, following...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1067057/

Discussion: What to do about low blood counts after chemo?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: May 13 9:06am

In October I was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer caused by EFGR gene mutation. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/837293/

Discussion: Lung Cancer EGFR Mutation Stage 4: What treatments did you have?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Apr 4, 2023

I have been taking Tagrisso since mid November and feel good. The only side effect I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/825147/

Discussion: Has anyone taken the targeted therapy osimertinib (Tagrisso)?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Mar 12, 2023

Welcome to Mayo Clinic's Connect, @whahoo . Great name! Is that how you felt when you...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/897468/

Discussion: Right upper Lobectomy in April - Numbness, Fullness

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Jul 17, 2023

Hi @nicolaidk, I'm glad to hear that your wife seems to be responding to, and tolerating,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/864515/

Discussion: Has anyone taken the targeted therapy osimertinib (Tagrisso)?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: May 22, 2023

@mikee2all, Just over 3 years on Tagrisso. No recurrence. My Oncologist plans on continuing until the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1002789/

Discussion: Anyone with NSCLC have targeted therapy stop working?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Jan 24 8:01am

I had Stage 1b EGFR non small cell adenocarcinoma. Had segmentectomy - Robot Assisted Thoracic Surgery....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/970789/

Discussion: Upper right lobectomy for stage 1 adeno 1.8 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm anyone?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Nov 26, 2023

I started Tagrisso last December after my lung cancer metastasized to my brain. My particular non-smoker's...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/603550/

Discussion: Has anyone taken the targeted therapy osimertinib (Tagrisso)?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: May 21, 2021

I took the 80mg everyday same time for a little over a month. I couldn’t handle...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1083144/

Discussion: Has anyone taken the targeted therapy osimertinib (Tagrisso)?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Jun 8 3:56pm

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