Lung cancer

[Kimchee]

Hi question does anybody know about this medication. And the side effects PEMBROLIZUMAB (Keytruda) just found out my sister has lung cancer. Doctor is recommending this medication. Any help would be appreciated thank you. I lost my husband 7 months ago from cancer so if anybody can help me out there really would appreciate it this is my one and only sister

[pcsangel64]

I was diagnosed with stage iv lung cancer in January 2019. Because of my high PD-L 1, Keytruda was my best option. So far I've had tumor reduction of 50-65%. All medications have side effects, however I've only suffered with 2 side effects so far. My oncologist prescribed 2 different medications to treat them. Each person reacts differently with Keytruda. Some people have no side effects at all.

[Kimchee in reply to pcsangel64]

Thankyou

[Denzie Moderator Volunteer]

This explains the results of a study released by its manufacturer which demonstrated that pembrolizumab increased 5 year survival rates significantly. For most patients it does so with improved quality of life.

reuters.com/article/us-heal...

Please know that this is the treatment former President Jimmy Carter has be on for a couple of years. He is back to hunting and building homes for Habitat for Humanity at 90 something years old.