My husband had four infusions of 5mg of Yervoy Dec 2011 and Jan 2012. His scans in March showed tumors in brain, lungs, pancreas were either gone or inactive. His also has had gamma knife twice in past 8 months which may have contributed to shrinking of bain nets. His doctor was very excited and said he believed my husband was a very positive responder.
My husband had four infusions of 5mg of Yervoy Dec 2011 and Jan 2012. His scans in March showed tumors in brain, lungs, pancreas were either gone or inactive. His also has had gamma knife twice in past 8 months which may have contributed to shrinking of bain nets. His doctor was very excited and said he believed my husband was a very positive responder.
He has developed a large tumor on one lower leg in an area where he had wounds in the past. His onc. is concidering re-introduction. My husband is the only patient on yervoy and has relied on me to keep him updated him and current on yervoy from my research. When I asked why not maintenance rather than a full introduction which might be less destructive on a 72 year old man which heart problems, the doctor stated he was not familiar with maintenance. I have seen several posts about this and wondered how others have done on maintenance vs a complete re-introduction.
It is less than six months from starting the yervoy and considering the onc said he was a good responder I wonder if the yervoy may still be working and maintenance would be less aggressive.
Any thoughts……
Thanking you in advance for your input….
Linda
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