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Footstomper
Footstomper Member Posts: 1,237 Member
in Kidney Cancer #1

http://wypr.org/post/harnessing-immune-system-fight-cancer

 

Any thoughts?

Info?

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  • Danny13
    Danny13 Member Posts: 2
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    Hoping to live long enough to

    Hoping to live long enough to try it!

  • angec
    angec Member Posts: 924 Member
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    We already have several of

    We already have several of these drugs approved, like Keytruda, Nivolumab and Opdiva. There are a handful of other drugs also in trials. Ask your doctors about trying them off label.  

  • sblairc
    sblairc Member Posts: 585 Member
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    angec said:

    We already have several of

    We already have several of these drugs approved, like Keytruda, Nivolumab and Opdiva. There are a handful of other drugs also in trials. Ask your doctors about trying them off label.  

    Isn't nivolumab one of those drugs you mentioned?

    It's either Keytruda or Opdivo, can't remember which. It got re-named from nivo. 

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