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XALKORI (crizotinib)
I’m getting switched off of Keytruda and Alimta to targeted therapy Crizotinib. Does anyone have any experience with this? Side effects? Success/failure? I’m told I...
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Going Beyond Standard Immunotherapy
In my doctor's consult yesterday I was told that because I was tolerating the infusions so well with little or no side effects they want...
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Help on what to expect for lung cancer caregiver
My mother was diagnosed a year ago with adenocarcinoma stage IV. We thought last Christmas would be her last, but here we are again. She...
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Mom has stage 4 lung cancer, how can I help
2 yrs ago my mom was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer after her vocal cord collapsed. She had been receiving keytruda but stopped approx....
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Hi @ritsie, I added your question about lichen planus and Keytruda to the Lung Cancer support...
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Hello Elizabeth and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I wish that Keytruda was given for longer...
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Yes! Do stay positive. You are getting great results from Keytruda. (My husband did 4 rounds...
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Started immunotherapy maintenance: What side effects can I expect?
Just had my first immunotherapy maintenance session late yesterday afternoon with Keytruda and Alimta only. Also had an injection of Zofram for anti-nausea. So far,...
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Wife newly diagnosed with NSCLC
My wife had persistent cough some May. After X-ray indicated pneumonia potential in Right Middle Lobe (RML) two rounds of antibiotics , finally recommended pulmonologist...
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Lung cancer that has metastasis to the pancreas
Hi, I’m new here, my 75 year old Mum has been diagnosed with stage 4 NSCLC poorly differentiated PD-L1 low or neg with no mutations...
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Surgery, radiation, prognosis questions about my dad
Hello, my dad was recently diagnosed with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer. He had his first chemo/immunotherapy treatment (carboplatin, Alimta, Keytruda) a few days...
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NSCLC after radiation and chemo
After radiation and chemo my moms tumor went away in her lymph nodes and her main lung mass went away as well, they had a...
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Chemoimmunotherapy as first treatment?
Hi all, My dad recently was diagnosed with stage 3a NSCLC adenocarcinoma mimicking pneumonia. It's a pretty significant part of his top left lung. He...