Drug Therapy

Another1bites back
Another1bites back Member Posts: 14
in Kidney Cancer #1
Anyone hear been treated with Interluekin 2? Would like any and all info from you about what to expect and how it went during treatment. Im scheduled for this in 30ish days.

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  • myboys2
    myboys2 Member Posts: 50
    #2
    No yet
    Many on this site have been treated with IL2. This is a good option however for clear cell and in some cases can be a 'cure' (not that there really is one). It can produce long term lasting affects of remission. We will be trying that in the spring Mayish or we may be trying PD1 which is expected to be available by then. IL2 is done in hospital and our doctor says 6 days in M-S, then week off, then repeat. Then if necessary one more treatment 3 months later. We are having very good luck with Sutent so we are waiting for now.

    Gail mother of Cody 21
    diagnosis 8/10 unclassified RCC
    8/16 checked into NYU as emergency surgeon concerned head tumor was closing ventricle to brain
    8/17 embolization via femoral artery to bone lesion on skull 7 hours
    8/18 repeat
    8/19 10.5 hour surgery to remove skull mass
    9/4 titanium skull inserted
    9/29 begin sutent 25mg 2 weeks on one week off; then 37.5 2 weeks on 1 week off; then 50mg for 3 weeks then off 5 days (preop tests show 3 tiny liver lesions shrinking)
    11/16 full neph of lft kidney 5.5 tumor
    12/1 begin sutent again at 37.5 to work into it
    12/8 sutent to 50mg for a week then off a week and continue cycle of 50 2 weeks on 1 week off until next scans
    12/12 begin radiation of remaining skull mets Monday and Thursday for 3 weeks high dose
  • Another1bites back
    Another1bites back Member Posts: 14
    #3
    myboys2 said:

    No yet
    Many on this site have been treated with IL2. This is a good option however for clear cell and in some cases can be a 'cure' (not that there really is one). It can produce long term lasting affects of remission. We will be trying that in the spring Mayish or we may be trying PD1 which is expected to be available by then. IL2 is done in hospital and our doctor says 6 days in M-S, then week off, then repeat. Then if necessary one more treatment 3 months later. We are having very good luck with Sutent so we are waiting for now.

    Gail mother of Cody 21
    diagnosis 8/10 unclassified RCC
    8/16 checked into NYU as emergency surgeon concerned head tumor was closing ventricle to brain
    8/17 embolization via femoral artery to bone lesion on skull 7 hours
    8/18 repeat
    8/19 10.5 hour surgery to remove skull mass
    9/4 titanium skull inserted
    9/29 begin sutent 25mg 2 weeks on one week off; then 37.5 2 weeks on 1 week off; then 50mg for 3 weeks then off 5 days (preop tests show 3 tiny liver lesions shrinking)
    11/16 full neph of lft kidney 5.5 tumor
    12/1 begin sutent again at 37.5 to work into it
    12/8 sutent to 50mg for a week then off a week and continue cycle of 50 2 weeks on 1 week off until next scans
    12/12 begin radiation of remaining skull mets Monday and Thursday for 3 weeks high dose

    IL2
    Thanks for the info!! Prayers your way!

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