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Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 6 | Larry, I too have been wondering how you were doing on the Opdivo. I am thrilled to hear this! Congratulations!
Caregiver to husband
1998 BOT SCC surgery/rads/chemo
1999 lung met, resected
2000 lung met, resected
2000 Cisplatin /5-FU
NED 14 years
10/14 BOT new primary
10-12/14 reirradiation Proton/ carbo/taxol
NED 6 months
6/15 PET/CT suspicious neck node
7/15 massive throat bleed, ICU ,Trach, PEG
9/15 trach removed. carbo/taxol for lymph mets
1/16. CT radionecrosis hyoid bone and surrounding tissue
4/16 total laryngectomy/bilateral neck dissection
NED 5/16
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Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,024 | Larry, that is awesome news. Great to read that life is good again.
Really uplifting for those others in your situation to read. I will pass this on to a friend who has recently been diagnosed with lung metastases. Hope. We all need hope.
I wish you the best and look forward to reading more positive updates from you.
Tammy
Caregiver/advocate to Husband Kris age 59@ diagnosis
DX Dec '10 SCC BOT T4aN2bM0 HPV+ve.Cisplatin x3 35 IMRT.
PET 6/11 clear.
R) level 2-4 neck dissection 8/1/11 to remove residual node - necrotic with NED
Feb '12 Ca back.. 3/8/12 total glossectomy/laryngectomy/bilat neck dissection/partial pharyngectomy etc. clear margins. All nodes negative for disease. PEG in.
March 2017 - 5 years disease free. Woohoo!
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Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,291 | Sounds fantastic. Keep us posted.
Don Male, 57 - Great health except C Dec '12 DX: BOT SCC T2N2bMx, Stage 4a, HPV+, multiple nodes 1 tooth out Jan '13 2nd tooth out Tumor Board -induction TPF (3 cycles), seq CRT 4-6/2013 CRT 70gr 2x35, weekly carbo150 ended 5/29,6/4 All the details, join at http://beatdown.cognacom.com | | |
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