metastatic to brain

eiluj5
eiluj5 Member Posts: 1
edited December 2022 in Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors
Immunotherapy?

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  • GregP_WN
    GregP_WN Member Posts: 742
    edited October 2021
    Probably one of the most famous examples of this is Jimmy Carter. The former president had metastatic melanoma with meets to lungs and the brain. He was put on Keytruda which cleaned him out in around 6 months.

    Your cancer is different, just like mine is, but there are drugs to treat it if your cancer meets the requirements. I am in the process of getting on Keytruda for my head and neck cancer.
  • po18guy
    po18guy Member Posts: 329
    edited July 2020
    Excellent advice Greg. My advice moving forward would be to check for clinical trials in addition to, or in place of Keytruda if it is not effective. That may involve some travel to an NCI comprehensive cancer center, but I can attest that the cost in time and travel is well worth it.
  • BobsProstate
    BobsProstate Member Posts: 56
    edited October 2021
    Immuntotherapy is the newest and in some cases most effective type of treatment there is, for some cancers. If everything fits, it's great.
  • Kp2018
    Kp2018 Member Posts: 105
    edited June 2020
    The Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation has links to clinical trials for metastatic tnbc. Here's the page from the TNBC Foundation: https://tnbcfoundation.org/research/clinical-trials

    My very best to you in finding an effective treatment.

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