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    • April 17, 2015 at 11:04 pm
    braunerk
    Participant

      Is there any difference with different therapies with having 
      Acral version of Melanoma I have Acral and have not responded to Ippi or it seems Keytruda. Don't know where to go next for treatment. My doc is thinking doing  Ippi again but not sure. Any suggestions would be helpful 

       

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        • April 18, 2015 at 1:34 pm
        ed williams
        Participant

          How long have you been on these drugs? The reason I ask is that it can take time for them to show that they are working. How long did they wait to do the first scans after you started treatment?  The last question is are you seeing a Melanoma specialist? Wishing you the best!!! Ed

            • April 20, 2015 at 3:36 pm
            braunerk
            Participant

              I had the usual 4 doses of ippi and then a scan with a scan one month later no growth but no shrinkage. I have had 7 doses of Keytruda  with one scan after 4 with some growth on some mets and one met had shrank a little. I am seeing a Melanoma specialist in Tucson AZ but need to know where to go next

              • April 20, 2015 at 3:36 pm
              braunerk
              Participant

                I had the usual 4 doses of ippi and then a scan with a scan one month later no growth but no shrinkage. I have had 7 doses of Keytruda  with one scan after 4 with some growth on some mets and one met had shrank a little. I am seeing a Melanoma specialist in Tucson AZ but need to know where to go next

                • April 20, 2015 at 3:36 pm
                braunerk
                Participant

                  I had the usual 4 doses of ippi and then a scan with a scan one month later no growth but no shrinkage. I have had 7 doses of Keytruda  with one scan after 4 with some growth on some mets and one met had shrank a little. I am seeing a Melanoma specialist in Tucson AZ but need to know where to go next

                • April 18, 2015 at 1:34 pm
                ed williams
                Participant

                  How long have you been on these drugs? The reason I ask is that it can take time for them to show that they are working. How long did they wait to do the first scans after you started treatment?  The last question is are you seeing a Melanoma specialist? Wishing you the best!!! Ed

                  • April 18, 2015 at 1:34 pm
                  ed williams
                  Participant

                    How long have you been on these drugs? The reason I ask is that it can take time for them to show that they are working. How long did they wait to do the first scans after you started treatment?  The last question is are you seeing a Melanoma specialist? Wishing you the best!!! Ed

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