Immunotherapy after 4 months has worked other more chemo any suggestions?

[ParchWoody]

I was diagnosed with stage 4 NSC/squamous cell lung cancer in Aug 2016 and treated at Clatterbridge Wirral. I Had 6 cycles of chemotherapy of cisplatin + gemcitabine then 12 days of radiotherapy by end of 2016. Oct2017 started pembrolizumab. Last week told it’s not working. So back to Chemo of Gemcitabine + carboplatin for upto 6 cycles. Are there any other options?

[fenchurch]

Hello.

The only other option that's been mentioned to me is clinical trials, a list of which can be found on the cancer research website: cancerresearchuk.org/about-...

I'm currently having chemo & thankfully it is working, but they are testing my tissue to see if I would be eligible for the matrix trial as backup plan.

Your hospital might not be running any themselves, but there might be others that are close to you.

I hope this helps

[ParchWoody in reply to fenchurch]

Thanks for the help. I forgot about that.

[ParchWoody in reply to fenchurch]

I pray that you remain well on Chemo and it’s keeps doing its job. Also that you’d be included on the Matrix trial.

[fenchurch]

Thank you Parchwoody I go for round number 5 of my cisplatin & pemetrexed combo on Thursday, & then I'll go onto to maintenance of just pemetrexed. I know it will stop working at some point or my body will have had enough, so it's reassuring to know that there might be other options.

I hope you can find a trial that suits you

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I read chemotherapy befour inmmutherpy WELL never works as chemo trashed everything immutherpy relies on.

If was me I would ask for blood transfusions then immutherpy.