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Keytruda, how long does take to notice a difference
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Keytruda, how long does take to notice a difference

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    • April 11, 2020 at 9:40 pm
    caman
    Participant
      It seems my cancerous lymph node shrank a little bit. Might be my imagination though . I’m getting a little impatient, and its only been a week. Anyone here have any experience with this drug or opdivo ?

      Any input would be appreciated. Thank you!!

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        • April 12, 2020 at 12:06 am
        Bubbles
        Participant
          Average time to response is 3 months. Sometimes lesions may even enlarge before shrinking due to influx of t cells.

          https://www.ascopost.com/issues/june-10-2018/pembrolizumab-in-metastatic-melanoma/ – “the median time to overall response was 3 months”

            • April 12, 2020 at 1:09 am
            caman
            Participant
              Can’t thank you enough, very informative. Encouraging too, mine was less than 1cm.
              • April 12, 2020 at 1:09 am
              caman
              Participant
                Can’t thank you enough, very informative. Encouraging too, mine was less than 1cm.
              • April 12, 2020 at 5:45 am
              Tsvetochka
              Participant
                It was definitely three months for me. My largest tumour was 9 cm, and it was causing a lot of pain. That pain got worse at first, then less. By my first scan at 3 months it was 4 and a half cm!
                • April 13, 2020 at 6:00 pm
                Patrisa
                Participant
                  Dear caman,

                  My father was on keytruda for three years. His visible met was on his back, really huge (half a tennis ball) and we noticed it getting smaller almost immediately. In three months it was almost gone (just some minor suv activity detected). It also worked beautifully on his lung mets.
                  So, i am not surprised if you see results after a week, because it happened to us.
                  I wish you all the best in your fight and hope that you get the greatest of results too!!
                  Love,
                  Patrisa

                    • April 13, 2020 at 7:06 pm
                    caman
                    Participant
                      I can’t thank you enough with the hope you have given me.
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