Just keep chipping away.
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Just keep chipping away.

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    • May 17, 2017 at 4:18 pm
    Aaron
    Participant

    MY story refresher:

    NIVO/IPI combo

    1st scan everything reduced by 1/2  

    Pituitary enlargement and vitiligo develops and  put on Prednisone complete only 3 of 4 Ipi and continue on Nivo  

    2nd scan no growth no shrinkage; stable  

    My third scan… I originally had 20+ tumors and now only have two measurable tumors left and they are shrinking!  

    Cellutlitis outbreaks force me to skip a couple treatments

    4th scan and not quite a full year (about 11 months) after initial combo treatments started… My two tumors are shrinking.  They shrunk by about .5 mm or 25% depending on how you want to look at it.  Was hoping for NED this time around but still shrinking and no new growths is still great news.  

     

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      • May 17, 2017 at 4:42 pm
      jennunicorn
      Participant

      Great news Aaron! Thanks for sharing!

      • May 17, 2017 at 5:43 pm
      BrianP
      Participant

      Fantastic Aaron!  Keep chipping away.  Slow and steady can win the race just as well!

      • May 17, 2017 at 6:34 pm
      UBContributor
      Participant

      this gives so much hope to us! good luck with further treatment

      • May 18, 2017 at 12:39 am
      Ridingaroundwith27Jennifers
      Participant

      So glad to hear your good news!  Keep up the fight.

      • May 19, 2017 at 4:26 am
      RitysMom
      Participant

      I love hearing good news…it gives me such hope! Thank you for sharing!

      • May 19, 2017 at 8:18 pm
      jbronicki
      Participant

      congratulations Aaron, that's great news and glad you are chipping away everyday!

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