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Question for Yervoy Responders

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    • March 31, 2013 at 12:39 pm
    eric w
    Participant

      Hi all,

       

      My wife had her first dose of Yervoy last week. She currently has multple subcentimeter mets on her lungs…so her tumor load is currently low….she is BRAF negative…my question is for the people who have responded well to Yervoy are you BRAF negative or postive…just curious if there is any type of relationship there..thanks and Happy Easter everyone….

      Hi all,

       

      My wife had her first dose of Yervoy last week. She currently has multple subcentimeter mets on her lungs…so her tumor load is currently low….she is BRAF negative…my question is for the people who have responded well to Yervoy are you BRAF negative or postive…just curious if there is any type of relationship there..thanks and Happy Easter everyone….

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        • March 31, 2013 at 4:18 pm
        Janner
        Participant

          Haven't done Yervoy, but the BRAF mechanism has absolutely nothing to do with Yervoy.  Yervoy is an immunotherapy drug – an immune system booster that tries to get your own immune system to recognize and attack the cancer.  BRAF related drugs block the BRAF+ mutation on the cancer cells that cause them to grow out of control.  The drugs work in entirely different ways and the BRAF status is no indication on how Yervoy will work.

            • March 31, 2013 at 4:25 pm
            eric w
            Participant

              Thanks Janner….I was just currious if there was any relationship between the two. 

              • March 31, 2013 at 4:25 pm
              eric w
              Participant

                Thanks Janner….I was just currious if there was any relationship between the two. 

                • March 31, 2013 at 4:25 pm
                eric w
                Participant

                  Thanks Janner….I was just currious if there was any relationship between the two. 

                • March 31, 2013 at 4:18 pm
                Janner
                Participant

                  Haven't done Yervoy, but the BRAF mechanism has absolutely nothing to do with Yervoy.  Yervoy is an immunotherapy drug – an immune system booster that tries to get your own immune system to recognize and attack the cancer.  BRAF related drugs block the BRAF+ mutation on the cancer cells that cause them to grow out of control.  The drugs work in entirely different ways and the BRAF status is no indication on how Yervoy will work.

                  • March 31, 2013 at 4:18 pm
                  Janner
                  Participant

                    Haven't done Yervoy, but the BRAF mechanism has absolutely nothing to do with Yervoy.  Yervoy is an immunotherapy drug – an immune system booster that tries to get your own immune system to recognize and attack the cancer.  BRAF related drugs block the BRAF+ mutation on the cancer cells that cause them to grow out of control.  The drugs work in entirely different ways and the BRAF status is no indication on how Yervoy will work.

                    • April 6, 2013 at 1:58 am
                    rjack
                    Participant
                      I did pretty well on yervoy and I am BRAF negative.
                      • April 6, 2013 at 1:58 am
                      rjack
                      Participant
                        I did pretty well on yervoy and I am BRAF negative.
                        • April 6, 2013 at 1:58 am
                        rjack
                        Participant
                          I did pretty well on yervoy and I am BRAF negative.
                          • April 6, 2013 at 1:59 am
                          rjack
                          Participant
                            I did pretty well on yervoy and I am BRAF negative.
                            • April 6, 2013 at 1:59 am
                            rjack
                            Participant
                              I did pretty well on yervoy and I am BRAF negative.
                              • April 6, 2013 at 1:59 am
                              rjack
                              Participant
                                I did pretty well on yervoy and I am BRAF negative.
                                • April 16, 2013 at 5:38 pm
                                Gene_S
                                Participant

                                  My husband did well on Yervoy and he is BRAF positive.

                                  • April 16, 2013 at 5:38 pm
                                  Gene_S
                                  Participant

                                    My husband did well on Yervoy and he is BRAF positive.

                                    • April 16, 2013 at 5:38 pm
                                    Gene_S
                                    Participant

                                      My husband did well on Yervoy and he is BRAF positive.

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