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Crazy question but curious

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    • June 6, 2016 at 11:14 am
    JC
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    Is there any evidence or has it been studied if people who durably respond to immunotherapy drugs are at a decreased risk for other types of cancers since their immune system has been ramped up?

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      • June 6, 2016 at 1:52 pm
      Patrisa
      Participant

      There are no stupid questions,… I was wondering that too….

      Hope somebody replies :-))

       

      Patrisa

      • June 6, 2016 at 1:52 pm
      Patrisa
      Participant

      There are no stupid questions,… I was wondering that too….

      Hope somebody replies :-))

       

      Patrisa

      • June 6, 2016 at 1:52 pm
      Patrisa
      Participant

      There are no stupid questions,… I was wondering that too….

      Hope somebody replies :-))

       

      Patrisa

      • June 6, 2016 at 2:06 pm
      Bubbles
      Participant

      Since anti-PD1 (and even ipi) are relatively new on the market and therefore, patient populations having had these drugs are rather small and rather new (ish) I doubt any retrospective study looking at your sort of question has been done.  But…since intial studies with those drugs were thrown at a large number of cancer patients and only melanoma, small non cell lung cancer patients, and those with renal cell carcinoma responded…I would guess that those are the only cancers for which we may be impacted (at least with anti-PD1).  Here's a history I wrote back in 2013 of the road to where we are today with anti-PD1 therapy in melanoma.

      http://chaoticallypreciselifeloveandmelanoma.blogspot.com/2013/06/love-potionor-patient9.html

      Interesting to think about, looking back and forward.  Celeste

      • June 6, 2016 at 2:06 pm
      Bubbles
      Participant

      Since anti-PD1 (and even ipi) are relatively new on the market and therefore, patient populations having had these drugs are rather small and rather new (ish) I doubt any retrospective study looking at your sort of question has been done.  But…since intial studies with those drugs were thrown at a large number of cancer patients and only melanoma, small non cell lung cancer patients, and those with renal cell carcinoma responded…I would guess that those are the only cancers for which we may be impacted (at least with anti-PD1).  Here's a history I wrote back in 2013 of the road to where we are today with anti-PD1 therapy in melanoma.

      http://chaoticallypreciselifeloveandmelanoma.blogspot.com/2013/06/love-potionor-patient9.html

      Interesting to think about, looking back and forward.  Celeste

      • June 6, 2016 at 2:06 pm
      Bubbles
      Participant

      Since anti-PD1 (and even ipi) are relatively new on the market and therefore, patient populations having had these drugs are rather small and rather new (ish) I doubt any retrospective study looking at your sort of question has been done.  But…since intial studies with those drugs were thrown at a large number of cancer patients and only melanoma, small non cell lung cancer patients, and those with renal cell carcinoma responded…I would guess that those are the only cancers for which we may be impacted (at least with anti-PD1).  Here's a history I wrote back in 2013 of the road to where we are today with anti-PD1 therapy in melanoma.

      http://chaoticallypreciselifeloveandmelanoma.blogspot.com/2013/06/love-potionor-patient9.html

      Interesting to think about, looking back and forward.  Celeste

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