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thaxter

So I had two weeks of IL-2 in March and stability for several months.  Finished another week of IL-2 on 8/3/2014 but the scan upon entering the hospital did show progression.  Only got three doses during that week with creatinine of 5 and even 6.  Yesterday (9/3/2014) I had another CT scan and another appt with the doc.  My scans are done with just the Omnipaque--no IV contrast as my normal creatinine is 2.0.   Doc's informal read of the scans show just a few mm growth in one nodule and the others completely unchanged.  I was really expecting to go on to the next course of treament--probably Votrient--but I'm on drug holiday until the end of October when we scan again.  So it's been a year since my nephrectomy and nine months since they found lung mets and I've no other treatments other than the three weeks of IL-2.  Not NED or shrinkage, but I'll take it.

sblairc

Stability

Unchanged is good, right? Does it take a while for the results of IL2 to demonstrate shrinkage? Enjoy your drug holiday, I'm glad you got a shot at iL2 and made it through. WIth the new drugs being approved, we all have a lot to be thankful for. 

a_oaklee

congrats

Stability is great!  Enjoy the break from all meds.  Yeah!  Nice pic.

Jojo61

a_oaklee said:

congrats

Stability is great!  Enjoy the break from all meds.  Yeah!  Nice pic.

Sounds pretty good, Thaxter!

Sounds pretty good, Thaxter! Glad to hear from you!

Hugs

Jojo

foxhd

Jojo61 said:

Sounds pretty good, Thaxter!

Sounds pretty good, Thaxter! Glad to hear from you!

Hugs

Jojo

There has been evidence

that after having Il-2, other drugs seem more effective. Don't quote me on that, but I'm sure that has been discussed in the past.  One Putt, has mentioned it. I certainly believe it.