New drugs

[DSim]

Opdivo. Released last week. Keytuda. Released two weeks ago. Best of all

Both may be life savers. I am on Xtandi. 20 year victim.

[Dan59]

DSim, are you saying that Keytruda has been FDA approved for castrate resistant prostate cancer, if so are there restrictions for certain genetic mutations?

Dan

[Hidden in reply to Dan59]

Yes. For both of them.

[paulofaus]

Thanks DSim, do you have any links to share?

[Blair77]

Keytruda was FDA approved for cancers that carry the DNA mismatch repair gene regardless of tumor origin. This was the first time a drug was given FDA approval based on genetic defect vs. tumor origin.In the study that aided in this approval I believe one prostate cancer patient was treated out of 86.

[rococo]

We need more info or studies that apply these newer drugs to pc. I haven't heard anything yet. Hope to soon

[MelaniePaul]

Hi, very interesting, but we need to know more. Mel and Paul.

[j-o-h-n]

On the subject of Keytruda, tomorrow I will get my sixth treatment of Keyturda (every 3 weeks) which I previously mentioned costs $30,000. ($30K) per treatment (not for my Pca). I asked my oncologist will the Keyrtuda have any positive effect on my Pca. Her reply was that studies show very little, if any.

BTW I do not have any side effects from the Keytruda.

I will leave you with this: A guy asks his Urologist to use two fingers for his DRE. Doctor asks why would you want me to do that? Guy says "I would like a second opinion".

j-o-h-n Monday 06/12/2017 5:04 PM EST