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Dabrafenib / mekinist how long…

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- October 27, 2019 at 8:25 pm
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Nympha
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Hello.. Tell me there are ppl who live with this teraphy longer than statistic says…
My father is taking it from 03/2019 and he has some strange feeling his small bump on belly is starting to grow slowly… 🙁
Thank u..

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- - October 29, 2019 at 12:07 pm
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  Bubbles
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  Targeted therapy is known to shrink tumors of BRAF positive patients quickly, but has the downside of tumor work around in about 6-9 months for far too many. On the flip side, there is Richard_K on this forum who has done incredibly well on targeted therapy for years!! Check him out: https://melanoma.org/legacy/find-support/patient-community/mpip-melanoma-patients-information-page/vemurafenib-question
  
  I wish you and your dad my best. Celeste
  - October 30, 2019 at 8:03 pm
    
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    Nympha
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    Thank u much Celeste. Hope he will have a luck too..

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