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Skin reaction to Keytruda

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    • April 20, 2017 at 9:10 pm
    stevenallenschwartz
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      I just returned from my dermatoligist who first caught the melonoma on my back. He noticed my arms have rashes from the Keyrtuda. His observation was that patients who get skin rashes generally do better than those who don't get rahes. Is there any truth to this?

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        • April 20, 2017 at 10:13 pm
        Jubes
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          I have often heard that rashes and Vitiligo are the two side effects which signal a good response 

          • April 20, 2017 at 11:02 pm
          jennunicorn
          Participant

            Your immune system reacting to treatment is always a good thing, sometimes that shows up as a rash, sometimes it shows as other types of side effects. 

            • April 21, 2017 at 12:46 am
            ed williams
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              Take a look at the 5:00min mark, hope this helps! Ed   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MAmESB4czA

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