Sri

My brother had onc appointment yesterday and it seems onc said immunotherapy doesn't suit him not sure why .I am planning to call doctor for the exact reason.
Anyways he started with another chemo Gemcitabine 1700 mg weekly. For the first day he is doing fine, Ofcourse he completely switched to liquid diet.
He is still going through pain.
Praying at least this drug works on him. Fingers crossed . 
 
Thanks
Kaly

My brother had onc appointment yesterday and it seems onc said immunotherapy doesn't suit him not sure why .I am planning to call doctor for the exact reason.
Anyways he started with another chemo Gemcitabine 1700 mg weekly. For the first day he is doing fine, Ofcourse he completely switched to liquid diet.
He is still going through pain.
Praying at least this drug works on him. Fingers crossed . 
 
Thanks
Kaly

Thank you for the Reply Tom. He is having only chemo no radiation, I did talk to the doctor regarding radiation he said it doesn't help not sure why. So he is getting only chemo so far. His cancer spreaded to supraclavicular lymph nodes he is thinking swallowing difficulty might be because of that.  It seems doc suggested him to eat mushy foods to swallow easily.
 
 
Thanks 
Kaly

Thank you for the Reply Tom. He is having only chemo no radiation, I did talk to the doctor regarding radiation he said it doesn't help not sure why. So he is getting only chemo so far. His cancer spreaded to supraclavicular lymph nodes he is thinking swallowing difficulty might be because of that.  It seems doc suggested him to eat mushy foods to swallow easily.
 
 
Thanks 
Kaly

Hi Tom, 
 
Thank you for the response, it really means alot to me . My brother was diagnosed squamous cell carcinoma not adenocarcinoma. 
My brother is in India and I am in USA so I can't accompany him for doctor visit however My other brother goes along with him.
Today he got 5th cycle of chemo and onc advised to complete 6 cycles of carboplatin and taxol and see .
 
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Kaly

Hi, 
 
My name is Kaly . My brother was diagnosed in Jan 2017 as stage IV NSCLC squamous cell.He is from India. He has 4 cycles of carboplatin / Taxol . After 3 months pet scan there is slight reduction in primary mass and some of lymph nodes. However there is a new nodule found in supraclavicular lymph node . Unfortunately all mutation test results are also negative so targeted therapy is not possible according to Onc. Not sure of immunotherapy availability in India. So overwhelmed and tensed at this moment and seeking for treatment advice to talk to oncologist in this kind of situation.
 
 
Thanks 
kaly