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Ed Brabant
Ed Brabant Member Posts: 61
in Kidney Cancer #1

Last Thursday I got my latest scans. Everything is stable. Then while watching the Big Bang Theroy on demand I see an ad for OPDIVO aka nivolumab. Peeps there may be light at the end of the tunnel.......

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  • Footstomper
    Footstomper Member Posts: 1,237 Member
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    That ad...

    My oncologist wife was mad. My cancer riddled self ROTFL. Everyone happy clappy with 9 months extra life and other meaningless stats May result in death. Very funny, posted within a week of the academic paper. It was so obscene it was either funny disgusting or both

  • sblairc
    sblairc Member Posts: 585 Member
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    Footstomper said:

    That ad...

    My oncologist wife was mad. My cancer riddled self ROTFL. Everyone happy clappy with 9 months extra life and other meaningless stats May result in death. Very funny, posted within a week of the academic paper. It was so obscene it was either funny disgusting or both

    I don't get it. . .

    First, YAY for stability in Ed. Awesome. 

    Second, WTF with a commercial for a drug like that? Like there are SO MANY other BETTER options they need to advertise? I guess I don't see the point of advertising for a drug like this. I guess I just don't understand the point of advertising. Opdivo versus Keytruda, who has the better commercial is CLEARLY the one to choose? I guess perhaps someone in advertising might be able to explain. 

  • Ed Brabant
    Ed Brabant Member Posts: 61
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    sblairc said:

    I don't get it. . .

    First, YAY for stability in Ed. Awesome. 

    Second, WTF with a commercial for a drug like that? Like there are SO MANY other BETTER options they need to advertise? I guess I don't see the point of advertising for a drug like this. I guess I just don't understand the point of advertising. Opdivo versus Keytruda, who has the better commercial is CLEARLY the one to choose? I guess perhaps someone in advertising might be able to explain. 

    I don't get it

    I think because it was just approved by the FDA. And was pulled early from phase 3.

  • Ed Brabant
    Ed Brabant Member Posts: 61
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    Footstomper said:

    That ad...

    My oncologist wife was mad. My cancer riddled self ROTFL. Everyone happy clappy with 9 months extra life and other meaningless stats May result in death. Very funny, posted within a week of the academic paper. It was so obscene it was either funny disgusting or both

    That ad

    Forgive me for posting what I thought was good news..............................

     

  • Phredswife
    Phredswife Member Posts: 162
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    Yay

    Glad everything is stable EdSmile

  • sblairc
    sblairc Member Posts: 585 Member
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    Ed Brabant said:

    That ad

    Forgive me for posting what I thought was good news..............................

     

    No, don't say that!! It's glorious news!

    All your news was great news!

     

    Nivolumab/Opdivo is the stuff keeping Foxy and Darron kicking ****. I'll take it, dumb commercial and all!!!

  • Footstomper
    Footstomper Member Posts: 1,237 Member
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    sblairc said:

    No, don't say that!! It's glorious news!

    All your news was great news!

     

    Nivolumab/Opdivo is the stuff keeping Foxy and Darron kicking ****. I'll take it, dumb commercial and all!!!

    Its very good news

    My wife is unimpressed with the size of the testing sample, but its a whole new direction in the treatment of our cancer. Its just that the advert was in such poor taste and broadcast within a week of the paper being published.

  • Jojo61
    Jojo61 Member Posts: 1,309 Member
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    Hurray Ed on the great news!

    Hurray Ed on the great news! Loving all the good news lately.

    Haven't seen the ad, but very curious to see it. LOL.

    Hugs

    Jojo

  • a_oaklee
    a_oaklee Member Posts: 566 Member
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    Great news

    Congratulations.  Thankyou for sharing.  Wishing you continued success.

     

    annie

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