KEYTRUDA, AVASTIN and Cyclophosamide.
I had surgery in July 2021, then six rounds of carbo and taxol. Off for about three months and then it spread to the liver. More surgery. Then I tried Rubraca. Didn’t work, then tried Avastin. My blood pressure was too high to continue. They tried Lynparza. That didn’t help. Now I have been on infusions of Elahere since December 2023. So far so good! I asked if we could do Elahere every six weeks instead of every three since it was affecting my eyes quite a bit. This seems to be working for me. I am grateful there are so many things to try. Just keep on going…….
My tumor was football sized, too large for surgery. Also several smaller ones.
I was on infusions for 4 months, weekly. Tumor shrunk to matchbox size. Then a month to rest.
Then 5-hour surgery, and two months to recover.
Then 33 shots of radiation (wow! diarrhea!)
No treatment for about 4 months.
Then since tumors grew back, bigger and in more places (liver & pancreas) , for two months I've been on Gemzar (twice a month) and Avastin (once a month)
So, to date, my ordeal has been 18 months, I am now 89.5 years old, not feeling great but happy. Without the treatments, I would have been long gone.
I’ve been on Keytruda almost 16 months
I’ve been on it 4 months.
I’ve been on Keytruda every 3 weeks for the past 16 months.