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Hi all. My name is Karen. I am 49 years old and was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic melanoma in April 2018. It started with a lump on my side which was removed. I had radiation and thought all was well until June when a PET scan showed it had spread throughout my body. I began taking Tafinlar at that time and started immunotherapy. First with the drug Opdivo and then switched to Keytruda. In December I had to have a grapefruit sized tumor removed from my ovary. It was determined that the braf mutation is the driver behind my cancer. Unfortunately my levels are so low that now my oncologist has taken me off of immunotherapy because he says it will not help. My prognosis is now 1 year. Is there anyone else out there with the braf?

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Initial Diagnosis Month

April
Initial Diagnosis Year

2018
Stage at Diagnosis

Stage 4
Current Stage

Stage 4
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