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What Are The Side Effects Of Keytruda?

My husband ha Metastatic cancer to his spine. Did Two rounds Carbo-Taxol chemotherapy in addition to Varian Tru-Beam radiation locally .Very sick with that particular chemoso he stopped. next he will have immunotherapy drug Keytruda every 21 days given IV. What are side effects of this Keytruda?
Mon, 14 Aug 2017
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side effects if keytruda are mainly nonspecfic. autoimmune type like inflammation of lung,eye,diabetes,hormonal issues etc can happen but are often milder and well tolerated
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What Are The Side Effects Of Keytruda?

side effects if keytruda are mainly nonspecfic. autoimmune type like inflammation of lung,eye,diabetes,hormonal issues etc can happen but are often milder and well tolerated