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Looking for intratumoral il-2 injections for melanoma stage 4

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    • August 7, 2016 at 9:41 pm
    casneek
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      we DO understand all treatment options out there and have been through most of the approved newer ones. Were are curently looking at intratumoral injections of il-2 . So far we can not find anyone curently doing this. They have done this at Huntsman combined with yervoy but not now. I think they are doing it now but not in the US. So if anyone has run across intratumoral injects of il-2 or combined with yervoy or keytruda / opivido let me know. If you get a chance ask around AND THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.

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        • August 11, 2016 at 12:45 am
        kentuckycat
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          I was at Memorial Sloan Kettering not too long ago and we did discuss the option of T-Vek injections into tumors along with getting systemic Keytruda at the same time.  It was mentioned that insurance companies were not likely to approve this due to the expense of T-Vek.  It was suggested that an option is to inject the tumor with IL-2 (instead of T-Vek) along with Keytruda infusions and insurance would be more likely to approve that since IL-2 apparently costs a lot less than T-Vek.  So, it appears that injecting tumors with IL-2 is being done in combination with other systemic treatment.  Hope this helps.  Good luck!

          • August 11, 2016 at 12:45 am
          kentuckycat
          Participant

            I was at Memorial Sloan Kettering not too long ago and we did discuss the option of T-Vek injections into tumors along with getting systemic Keytruda at the same time.  It was mentioned that insurance companies were not likely to approve this due to the expense of T-Vek.  It was suggested that an option is to inject the tumor with IL-2 (instead of T-Vek) along with Keytruda infusions and insurance would be more likely to approve that since IL-2 apparently costs a lot less than T-Vek.  So, it appears that injecting tumors with IL-2 is being done in combination with other systemic treatment.  Hope this helps.  Good luck!

            • August 11, 2016 at 12:45 am
            kentuckycat
            Participant

              I was at Memorial Sloan Kettering not too long ago and we did discuss the option of T-Vek injections into tumors along with getting systemic Keytruda at the same time.  It was mentioned that insurance companies were not likely to approve this due to the expense of T-Vek.  It was suggested that an option is to inject the tumor with IL-2 (instead of T-Vek) along with Keytruda infusions and insurance would be more likely to approve that since IL-2 apparently costs a lot less than T-Vek.  So, it appears that injecting tumors with IL-2 is being done in combination with other systemic treatment.  Hope this helps.  Good luck!

                • August 29, 2016 at 12:41 pm
                casneek
                Participant
                  I think that combo is a clinical trial? Could you give me the Dr’s name that suggested the il-2.
                  • August 29, 2016 at 12:41 pm
                  casneek
                  Participant
                    I think that combo is a clinical trial? Could you give me the Dr’s name that suggested the il-2.
                    • October 18, 2016 at 5:29 pm
                    casneek
                    Participant

                      I have been researching for months now reading hundreds of articles. I have reached the conclusion that Drs DO NOT give you the best treatment for you but the ones that make the system the most money. One Dr said he had followed intra tumoral injections of il-2 and had never seen less than a 90% response rate. Another article said there were very few toxic side effects with the most common being injection site redness. It is very clear to me that guided intra tumoral injections should be given first. BUT wait then we may not need to try all that newer expensive toxic stuff. There is an in depth study done in Oct 2015 of 11 patients with a 100% complete response rate. Tumors as big as 9 cm complete response. This is only one article of many. There are other injectables for tumors deep inside ( not just the surface ones )  along with il-2 that work very well .  We the patients should be given the choice.

                      • October 18, 2016 at 5:29 pm
                      casneek
                      Participant

                        I have been researching for months now reading hundreds of articles. I have reached the conclusion that Drs DO NOT give you the best treatment for you but the ones that make the system the most money. One Dr said he had followed intra tumoral injections of il-2 and had never seen less than a 90% response rate. Another article said there were very few toxic side effects with the most common being injection site redness. It is very clear to me that guided intra tumoral injections should be given first. BUT wait then we may not need to try all that newer expensive toxic stuff. There is an in depth study done in Oct 2015 of 11 patients with a 100% complete response rate. Tumors as big as 9 cm complete response. This is only one article of many. There are other injectables for tumors deep inside ( not just the surface ones )  along with il-2 that work very well .  We the patients should be given the choice.

                        • October 18, 2016 at 5:29 pm
                        casneek
                        Participant

                          I have been researching for months now reading hundreds of articles. I have reached the conclusion that Drs DO NOT give you the best treatment for you but the ones that make the system the most money. One Dr said he had followed intra tumoral injections of il-2 and had never seen less than a 90% response rate. Another article said there were very few toxic side effects with the most common being injection site redness. It is very clear to me that guided intra tumoral injections should be given first. BUT wait then we may not need to try all that newer expensive toxic stuff. There is an in depth study done in Oct 2015 of 11 patients with a 100% complete response rate. Tumors as big as 9 cm complete response. This is only one article of many. There are other injectables for tumors deep inside ( not just the surface ones )  along with il-2 that work very well .  We the patients should be given the choice.

                          • August 29, 2016 at 12:41 pm
                          casneek
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                            I think that combo is a clinical trial? Could you give me the Dr’s name that suggested the il-2.
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