yervoy taken with prednisone
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yervoy taken with prednisone

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    • January 12, 2012 at 11:29 am
    darthveder
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    Good morning, my father is being treated with yervoy (he did the second infusion and in a few days will be the third) in Italy in Rome. He metastases to the spine <

    Good morning, my father is being treated with yervoy (he did the second infusion and in a few days will be the third) in Italy in Rome. He metastases to the spine for this hospital for several months gave Deltacortene (Prednisone) 5 mg x 2 times a day. the doctors have never mentioned anything about the possibility that this drug may conflict with yervoy. Assumption yervoy someone with prednisone? has been made ​​a serious mistake on the part of doctors? thanks

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      • January 12, 2012 at 11:49 am
      nikolaos
      Participant

      Good morning. In official yervoy page it says the following:

      Permanently discontinue YERVOY for any of the following

      • Persistent moderate adverse reactions or inability to reduce corticosteroid dose to
        7.5 mg prednisone or equivalent per day.

      Personally i think you have to ask the doctors wether you can reduse your father's dose or if it is possible  to stop it for a while. As far as i know oderate consumption does not reduce yervoy's significance.

      • January 12, 2012 at 11:49 am
      nikolaos
      Participant

      Good morning. In official yervoy page it says the following:

      Permanently discontinue YERVOY for any of the following

      • Persistent moderate adverse reactions or inability to reduce corticosteroid dose to
        7.5 mg prednisone or equivalent per day.

      Personally i think you have to ask the doctors wether you can reduse your father's dose or if it is possible  to stop it for a while. As far as i know oderate consumption does not reduce yervoy's significance.

        • January 12, 2012 at 11:57 am
        darthveder
        Participant

        My big question is whether this drug cortisone-based therapy has negative effects on yervoy. side effects of yervoy is overcoming them very well but if not then he is indeed a big problem

        • January 12, 2012 at 11:57 am
        darthveder
        Participant

        My big question is whether this drug cortisone-based therapy has negative effects on yervoy. side effects of yervoy is overcoming them very well but if not then he is indeed a big problem

        • January 12, 2012 at 11:57 am
        darthveder
        Participant

        My big question is whether this drug cortisone-based therapy has negative effects on yervoy. side effects of yervoy is overcoming them very well but if not then he is indeed a big problem

      • January 12, 2012 at 11:49 am
      nikolaos
      Participant

      Good morning. In official yervoy page it says the following:

      Permanently discontinue YERVOY for any of the following

      • Persistent moderate adverse reactions or inability to reduce corticosteroid dose to
        7.5 mg prednisone or equivalent per day.

      Personally i think you have to ask the doctors wether you can reduse your father's dose or if it is possible  to stop it for a while. As far as i know oderate consumption does not reduce yervoy's significance.

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