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radiation and yervoy?

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    • April 10, 2012 at 3:55 am
    OB Mike
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      I am finishing my 4th dose of ipi soon and my abdominal tumor is still growing causing me shortness of breath and weight loss. Does anyone have information for my onc about raditaion therapy?

      I am finishing my 4th dose of ipi soon and my abdominal tumor is still growing causing me shortness of breath and weight loss. Does anyone have information for my onc about raditaion therapy?

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        • April 10, 2012 at 1:00 pm
        Nan in Nebraska
        Participant

          I am doing a re-induction of Ipi and just had my first dose last Wed., April 4th. I am having a lesion between my stomach and spleen cyberknifed. I will have 4 treatments – the first starting tomorrow. My oncologist spoke with a colleague of Dr. Wolchok"s at Memorial Sloan Kettering and he recommended doing the cyberknife between the first and  second infusion. I have ocular melanoma and have also had a cutaneous melanoma. I had Ipi in 2010 and had stable disease until Jan., 2012 when the mass by my  spleen grew. Good thing is, I have  NO NEW lesions. I'm hoping for the "abscopal effect"!!

          Best wishes,

          Nan in Nebraska

          • April 10, 2012 at 1:00 pm
          Nan in Nebraska
          Participant

            I am doing a re-induction of Ipi and just had my first dose last Wed., April 4th. I am having a lesion between my stomach and spleen cyberknifed. I will have 4 treatments – the first starting tomorrow. My oncologist spoke with a colleague of Dr. Wolchok"s at Memorial Sloan Kettering and he recommended doing the cyberknife between the first and  second infusion. I have ocular melanoma and have also had a cutaneous melanoma. I had Ipi in 2010 and had stable disease until Jan., 2012 when the mass by my  spleen grew. Good thing is, I have  NO NEW lesions. I'm hoping for the "abscopal effect"!!

            Best wishes,

            Nan in Nebraska

            • April 10, 2012 at 1:00 pm
            Nan in Nebraska
            Participant

              I am doing a re-induction of Ipi and just had my first dose last Wed., April 4th. I am having a lesion between my stomach and spleen cyberknifed. I will have 4 treatments – the first starting tomorrow. My oncologist spoke with a colleague of Dr. Wolchok"s at Memorial Sloan Kettering and he recommended doing the cyberknife between the first and  second infusion. I have ocular melanoma and have also had a cutaneous melanoma. I had Ipi in 2010 and had stable disease until Jan., 2012 when the mass by my  spleen grew. Good thing is, I have  NO NEW lesions. I'm hoping for the "abscopal effect"!!

              Best wishes,

              Nan in Nebraska

              • April 11, 2012 at 1:19 pm
              LynnLuc
              Participant

                My first treatment was radiation for 2 weeks and during the second week I begun temodar. Temodar is though to make melanoma more sensitive  to radiation.  If your onc needs info about radiation you should consider going to a comprehensive melanoma center. At stage 4 you can't afford to deal with oncologists who don't know melanoma….Stage 4 and NED for over 2 years now.

                • April 11, 2012 at 1:19 pm
                LynnLuc
                Participant

                  My first treatment was radiation for 2 weeks and during the second week I begun temodar. Temodar is though to make melanoma more sensitive  to radiation.  If your onc needs info about radiation you should consider going to a comprehensive melanoma center. At stage 4 you can't afford to deal with oncologists who don't know melanoma….Stage 4 and NED for over 2 years now.

                  • April 11, 2012 at 1:19 pm
                  LynnLuc
                  Participant

                    My first treatment was radiation for 2 weeks and during the second week I begun temodar. Temodar is though to make melanoma more sensitive  to radiation.  If your onc needs info about radiation you should consider going to a comprehensive melanoma center. At stage 4 you can't afford to deal with oncologists who don't know melanoma….Stage 4 and NED for over 2 years now.

                    • April 27, 2012 at 1:19 am
                    LuckyMan51
                    Participant
                      Mike, definitely look into radiation as well as Yervoy. I had good results thus far post the 4th yervoy infusion and radio static procedure for a brain met done between infusion 3and 4 (Prior lung met removed via surgery last August). Check Dr Jed Wolchuks paper on the radiation-Yervoy treatment combo on the MSK web site. Good Luck.
                      • April 27, 2012 at 1:19 am
                      LuckyMan51
                      Participant
                        Mike, definitely look into radiation as well as Yervoy. I had good results thus far post the 4th yervoy infusion and radio static procedure for a brain met done between infusion 3and 4 (Prior lung met removed via surgery last August). Check Dr Jed Wolchuks paper on the radiation-Yervoy treatment combo on the MSK web site. Good Luck.
                        • April 27, 2012 at 1:19 am
                        LuckyMan51
                        Participant
                          Mike, definitely look into radiation as well as Yervoy. I had good results thus far post the 4th yervoy infusion and radio static procedure for a brain met done between infusion 3and 4 (Prior lung met removed via surgery last August). Check Dr Jed Wolchuks paper on the radiation-Yervoy treatment combo on the MSK web site. Good Luck.
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