Thoughts on yervoy/opdivo trial
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Thoughts on yervoy/opdivo trial

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    • February 23, 2018 at 7:48 pm
    gopher38
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    Hello all,

    First post (wish under better circumstances).  Diagnosed recently with IIIc.  Malgnant cancer on back and lymph nodes.  All removed and NED PET scan, but I've already read enough to know there are little nastys cirulating in my body looking for a place to land.  Was asked if I wanted to participate in yervoy + opdivo clinical trial, otherwise they said I'd just get opdivo.  I originally told them no.   I'd done some readiing, and it sounds like this ipi drug can produce some heavy side-effects, including long-term.  Then I thought: hey, long-term negative side effects are better than the alternative.  Also, just got the feeling from several doctors that, although they were officially trying to stay neutral, that they thought it was worth it.  So I changed to yes (still depending on some tests). Plus, I may not get the combo anyway (blind test).  Just wondering what people think about clinical trials.  Good for humanity, you, both, neither?

    Scary stuff, all in all, but it does sound like there's progress being made.  Probably would have been better to get this 10 years from now, but better than 10 years earlier (not that anyone asked).  Ciao.

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