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No More Immunotherapy- on to Chemo

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    • March 7, 2017 at 2:16 am
    Cindyco
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      Today Dr. Ribas told us that immunotherapy is not an option anymore for my mom.  After getting hepatitis and colitis from one dose of ipi/nivo, then high liver numbers from one dose of keytruda, he does not think her body is able to take immunotherapy.  He is planning to have her start Abraxane next week, which is a chemo.    A quick search of this forum shows that not many people are on Abraxane and it's mostly offered when there aren't many more options. It also looks like a lot of clinical trials will be out too, since most are immunotherapy based. 

      I'm afraid to ask, but can anyone share their experiences on Abraxane?

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