Karen Smith Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 HI to all who are reading this I am the care giver for my husband of 42 years he was diagnosed in March of 2016 so far things have gone smoothly started out on Carbo/Altimia it worked for a while and shrunk his tommers by a large amount then they entered him into a maintenance program of Altimia & Avastin for the last 3 months not working some have grown and two lymph nodes are involed Now the ONC is moving him over to Opdivo , he has been very lucky so for only mild side affects but I have read so much about this drug and am hoping it works any one have any experiance with it this one ? sorry for the spelling errors and thanks for any feedback Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jg_miller Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 I was diagnosed with stage 4 non small cell lung cancer 1/13/16. I had 10 sessions of radiation for cancer in my hips and 6 sessions of taxol/carbo. The hips are healing and the pain is minimal. CT scan showed the tumor on my lung and the tumor on my sternum had both shrunk. My oncologist was very happy with the progress. I started Opdivo in June. All scans have showed no new growth and no new cancer. The side effects are minimal. Overall muscle aches at times and some fatigue, but I can live with these effects. Good luck to you and your husband. Battle on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Galli Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Karen, Welcome here. As Jg suggests, Opdivo can be a powerful drug to arrest NSCLC. Many are benefiting from it. It is one of several emerging from research that uses the bodies immune system to attack NSCLC tumors. Here is some interesting information on how it works. I do not have experience taking Opdivo. My active treatment ended in 2007, well before Opdivo's FDA approval. Jg's results are typical of what I've read here and on other sites. I hope your husband's treatment arrests his cancer. You'll likely have more questions and this is a good place to ask them. Stay the course. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michellep Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Hello Karen! I have heard about Opdivo having excellent results! Please let us know how it does for you ((hugs)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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