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ipi not working now what

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    Terra
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      Derek had scans 3 weeks after his last ipi injection and scans show progression in his thorax (no measurements) and right lung (no measurements) and progression in his liver (1.7 to 3.3. and 1.2 to 1.5) and a new tumour behind his eye. 

       

      We really want to believe that ipi just hasn't started working yet but our oncologist does not want to wait.  He would like to radiate his lung, thorax area, and eye – 5x, and do chemo – 2x (carbotaxol) for his liver – to attempt to get things under control.

       

      Derek had scans 3 weeks after his last ipi injection and scans show progression in his thorax (no measurements) and right lung (no measurements) and progression in his liver (1.7 to 3.3. and 1.2 to 1.5) and a new tumour behind his eye. 

       

      We really want to believe that ipi just hasn't started working yet but our oncologist does not want to wait.  He would like to radiate his lung, thorax area, and eye – 5x, and do chemo – 2x (carbotaxol) for his liver – to attempt to get things under control.

       

      My question is that if ipi stimulates the immune system and chemo kills it will that not wreck anything that ipi might still be trying to do and how do you tell between inflammation and continued growth – I really need some help, please…should I be asking for measurements and going back and calcualting the rate of growth or progression before and after ipi or go with chemo and hope it doesn't undo any possibility that ipi could still be working?

       

      Thank you in advance

      Terra 

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