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How Does Yervoy Treatment Work?
I am on yervoy treatment now with a clinical trial. I was disappointed not getting on anti-pd1 treatment but maybe this will work for me but I have heard more positive reviews regarding the anti-pd1. My melanoma has spread between my esophagus and trachea after 4 total wide excisions and I also had a positive lymph node followed by a right radical axilla lymph node disection. I quess I am asking for an updated review of yervoy and how it working for people. I quess if yervoy does not work for me I can get on anti-pd1 when it is FDA approved. Regina
Sat, 17 May 2014
YERVOYis also called ipilimumab is used in adults to treat melanoma (a kind of skin cancer) that has spread (metastatic) or cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable).
Its side effects are inflammation of the intestines (colitis) that can cause tears or holes in the intestines, diarrhea, stomach pain, hepatitis, nausea and vomiting.
Regards
DR De
Its side effects are inflammation of the intestines (colitis) that can cause tears or holes in the intestines, diarrhea, stomach pain, hepatitis, nausea and vomiting.
Regards
DR De
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