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    • May 26, 2011 at 3:56 pm
    Terra
    Participant

      We are trying to decide between TIL and IPI.

       

      My question right now about IPI is about how long it takes to know it is definitely not working?  I know it takes sometime and time is of the essence – if you were not an ipi responder could you post how long it took to know that for sure?

      We are trying to decide between TIL and IPI.

       

      My question right now about IPI is about how long it takes to know it is definitely not working?  I know it takes sometime and time is of the essence – if you were not an ipi responder could you post how long it took to know that for sure?

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        • May 26, 2011 at 6:25 pm
        JuliaZ
        Participant

          For our relative it took almost 5 weeks to confirm responce. Fewer and skin rush reaction as a positive immune system responce happened 2 weeks after second treatment.

          Medication actualy helped. He was progression free from start ( June 2010) to reaccurance ( Jan. 2011). We blame steroids as a trigger for cancer to reactivate. Within a month after 3 weeks on massive dose of steroids metastases multyplied in unmeasurable amount.

          • May 26, 2011 at 6:25 pm
          JuliaZ
          Participant

            For our relative it took almost 5 weeks to confirm responce. Fewer and skin rush reaction as a positive immune system responce happened 2 weeks after second treatment.

            Medication actualy helped. He was progression free from start ( June 2010) to reaccurance ( Jan. 2011). We blame steroids as a trigger for cancer to reactivate. Within a month after 3 weeks on massive dose of steroids metastases multyplied in unmeasurable amount.

            • May 27, 2011 at 10:38 am
            FormerCaregiver
            Participant

              You may have seen this about TIL therapy:
              http://www.melanoma.org/community/mpip-melanoma-patients-information-page/stage-4-treatment-nih-story
              It is a demanding and complex treatment, and I am not sure how quickly people usually
              respond to it.

              Here is an old thread with comments about ipi (Yervoy):
              http://www.melanoma.org/community/mpip-melanoma-patients-information-page/now-ipi-yippie-about-it-please-ipi-people

              It is certainly a difficult decision to choose between the two treatments. As time is of
              the essence, I feel that ipi might start working quicker. However, that's just my guess.

              Hope this helps.

              Frank from Australia

              • May 27, 2011 at 10:38 am
              FormerCaregiver
              Participant

                You may have seen this about TIL therapy:
                http://www.melanoma.org/community/mpip-melanoma-patients-information-page/stage-4-treatment-nih-story
                It is a demanding and complex treatment, and I am not sure how quickly people usually
                respond to it.

                Here is an old thread with comments about ipi (Yervoy):
                http://www.melanoma.org/community/mpip-melanoma-patients-information-page/now-ipi-yippie-about-it-please-ipi-people

                It is certainly a difficult decision to choose between the two treatments. As time is of
                the essence, I feel that ipi might start working quicker. However, that's just my guess.

                Hope this helps.

                Frank from Australia

                • May 29, 2011 at 9:03 pm
                ValinMtl
                Participant

                  Hi Terra

                  I saw results with ipi in first round (September – November 2010) by my second treatment…the cutaneous tumors started drying up.  I did ipi first and am now looking into TIL etc……I am very happy I did ipi…it worked quite well but mel decided to become nastier and started the lymph node problem along with sub-qs…now I have to charge forward with something else.

                  • May 29, 2011 at 9:03 pm
                  ValinMtl
                  Participant

                    Hi Terra

                    I saw results with ipi in first round (September – November 2010) by my second treatment…the cutaneous tumors started drying up.  I did ipi first and am now looking into TIL etc……I am very happy I did ipi…it worked quite well but mel decided to become nastier and started the lymph node problem along with sub-qs…now I have to charge forward with something else.

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