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- May 7, 2012 at 1:55 pm
My tumor on my arm is just getting bigger and I have to wait until June 3rd for my cscan, just had 3 treatments of yervoy and then the side effects were too bad to have the last one and that is a big concern of mine that only 3 does would not shrink these tumors. So has anyone had a response without the full course of treatment? Thanks in advance, I know so little about my cancer and everyone here seems to know so much I do know that I am stage 4 with mets in my lungs, arm, lymph node and possib le stomach.
My tumor on my arm is just getting bigger and I have to wait until June 3rd for my cscan, just had 3 treatments of yervoy and then the side effects were too bad to have the last one and that is a big concern of mine that only 3 does would not shrink these tumors. So has anyone had a response without the full course of treatment? Thanks in advance, I know so little about my cancer and everyone here seems to know so much I do know that I am stage 4 with mets in my lungs, arm, lymph node and possib le stomach.
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- May 7, 2012 at 7:31 pm
The Answer is YES!!
I had only one dose of Anti-CTLA-4 at 15mg/Kg. The tumor could be getting larger due to the accumulation of immune T-cells trafficing toward the tumor.
Time will tell.
Best regards,
Jimmy B
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- May 7, 2012 at 11:20 pm
Thanks Jimmy B that is sure encouraging to hear. I will keep that positive news close to me when I go for my scan.
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- May 8, 2012 at 6:51 pm
I too believe the answer is yes. I will post an update on myself shortly, but the long and short of it is that I developed colitis (mild) after my 3rd dose. I wound up at the ER @ Sloan, and Dr. Wolchuk said "You asked for an immune response, you got one!"
hope this helps,
karen
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- May 8, 2012 at 9:35 pm
Karen if you remember I too was hospitiized after my 3rd infusion, but I can't have the 4th infusion due to the eye problem that developed while in the hospital. Hoping for good results for the both of us…
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- May 8, 2012 at 9:35 pm
Karen if you remember I too was hospitiized after my 3rd infusion, but I can't have the 4th infusion due to the eye problem that developed while in the hospital. Hoping for good results for the both of us…
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- May 8, 2012 at 9:35 pm
Karen if you remember I too was hospitiized after my 3rd infusion, but I can't have the 4th infusion due to the eye problem that developed while in the hospital. Hoping for good results for the both of us…
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- May 8, 2012 at 6:51 pm
I too believe the answer is yes. I will post an update on myself shortly, but the long and short of it is that I developed colitis (mild) after my 3rd dose. I wound up at the ER @ Sloan, and Dr. Wolchuk said "You asked for an immune response, you got one!"
hope this helps,
karen
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- May 8, 2012 at 6:51 pm
I too believe the answer is yes. I will post an update on myself shortly, but the long and short of it is that I developed colitis (mild) after my 3rd dose. I wound up at the ER @ Sloan, and Dr. Wolchuk said "You asked for an immune response, you got one!"
hope this helps,
karen
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- May 7, 2012 at 11:20 pm
Thanks Jimmy B that is sure encouraging to hear. I will keep that positive news close to me when I go for my scan.
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- May 7, 2012 at 11:20 pm
Thanks Jimmy B that is sure encouraging to hear. I will keep that positive news close to me when I go for my scan.
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- May 7, 2012 at 7:31 pm
The Answer is YES!!
I had only one dose of Anti-CTLA-4 at 15mg/Kg. The tumor could be getting larger due to the accumulation of immune T-cells trafficing toward the tumor.
Time will tell.
Best regards,
Jimmy B
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- May 7, 2012 at 7:31 pm
The Answer is YES!!
I had only one dose of Anti-CTLA-4 at 15mg/Kg. The tumor could be getting larger due to the accumulation of immune T-cells trafficing toward the tumor.
Time will tell.
Best regards,
Jimmy B
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