Emily_N

Hi All! Just wanted to give an update that my Mom had her first CAT scan post starting Tagrisso and has an 80% reduction in the size of the tumor and no more liquid surrounding her lung. I know this will be an ongoing journey but I'm hoping the Tag can give us a few more good years. She is responding well to it and is still on 80mg with minimal side effects so we're both very happy! 

Thanks so much Judy! I am in this group! It also helped a lot with some of my initial questions and seeing people's responses with exon 19 and 21. A lifesaver. 
 

Hi All! Just wanted to give an update that my Mom had her first CAT scan post starting Tagrisso and has an 80% reduction in the size of the tumor and no more liquid surrounding her lung. I know this will be an ongoing journey but I'm hoping the Tag can give us a few more good years. She is responding well to it and is still on 80mg with minimal side effects so we're both very happy! 

Thanks so much Judy! I am in this group! It also helped a lot with some of my initial questions and seeing people's responses with exon 19 and 21. A lifesaver. 
 

Hi All! Just wanted to give an update that my Mom had her first CAT scan post starting Tagrisso and has an 80% reduction in the size of the tumor and no more liquid surrounding her lung. I know this will be an ongoing journey but I'm hoping the Tag can give us a few more good years. She is responding well to it and is still on 80mg with minimal side effects so we're both very happy! 

That is how we are feeling. The doctor honestly wasn't pushing it. I think as a cancer center they just make it an option to anyone who falls within the studies parameters. The phase 2 trial out of Japan had slightly positive results for people who were smokers but otherwise didn't seem to show much improvement and obviously, there are adverse side effects that come up with a handful of patients. Just didn't want to foreclose any option that could be good. 
 

Hi Emily,
Personally, I wouldn’t want my parents taking two lung cancer drugs in their 70s.  Avastin is not a easy chemo on anyone, even younger people.  Your mom can have an excellent quality of life on Tagrisso for years.  In my support group there are two 70+ people on Tag for almost four years now with their disease well controlled with minimal side effects.   I’m very surprised the medical team would even consider such a trial unless they believe exon 21 would be less responsive to Tag alone.  It seems like an unnecessary risk to put an elderly person through.