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Dr West 1 year ago.
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| June 6, 2012 at 7:31 am #11114 | |
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benquoi |
adeno carcinome poumon muté kras. Vous parlez de Nexavar : a t il une AMM pour le poumon ? (France) Sinon quoi d\’autre !? Merci mille fois de votre aide. |
| June 6, 2012 at 9:38 am #11117 | |
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catdander forum moderator |
Following is a bing translation because my 4 quarters of French classes were over 20 years ago and couldn’t do as well. Adeno carcinoma lung mutated kras.J\’ have already been twice Alimta.I would like to know if it will work again 3rd?You talk about Nexavar: a t it a marketing authorisation for the lung? (France)Otherwise what d\’ another!Thank you thousand times for your help. Welcome to Grace. I’m sorry for the language barrier. I hope you can read english, have someone translate for you, or try a web based translator. It seems you are saying, This is a link to the most recent information, a financial paper which is too often the first bearer of news from trials. Unfortunately there was no advantage found in overall survival with nexavar. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/phase-3-mission-trial-of-nexavar-sorafenib-in-patients-with-non-small-cell-lung-cancer-did-not-meet-primary-endpoint-of-improving-overall-survival-2012-05-22 This is a link to 2nd line treatment options for nsclc http://cancergrace.org/lung/2010/10/04/lung-cancer-faq-2nd-line-nsclc-option/ They incllude alimta, tarceva, and taxotere. however other drugs are used as well such as gemzar and navelbine. Going back to alimta would depend on whether or not your cancer progressed through it. If it was stopped for other reasons like the need for a treatment break people have gone back to it and it’s been effective. Please don’t be afraid to try your english here. You may find it is better understood than you think. All the best, Please let us know if you read english. catdander’s husband: |
| June 6, 2012 at 11:12 am #11120 | |
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benquoi |
Thank you Je me demande si le cancer sait se défendre contre le traitement alimta Autre question : Car le pense à Crisotinib ?? Qui marche pour ALK. |
| June 6, 2012 at 3:52 pm #11127 | |
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certain spring |
Bonsoir benquoi, et bienvenue a GRACE. Comme Janine a ecrit, on prefererait parler anglais si c’est possible. benquoi, I think you are right about ALK and KRAS. They are usually mutually exclusive, although in rare cases they have been found together, as Dr Ross Camidge explains here: 49-year-old non-smoker, dx stage IV NSCLC May 2010 (squamous tumour of the left lung with multiple brain metastases). Radiotherapy to chest and brain; progressed through two cycles carbo/gemcitabine. Repeated lung collapses; pneumonia in collapsed lung, Nov 2010; bronchial stent placed, Dec 2010. Declined second-line Taxotere. Mutation testing Feb 2011, surprise EGFR exon deletion 19. Started Tarceva (150mg), Feb 2011. Progression in liver and elsewhere, May 2013. |
| June 6, 2012 at 9:54 pm #11136 | |
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Dr West |
I agree that we wouldn’t tend to want to return to Alimta (pemetrexed) if someone has already progressed on it. It’s also very true that KRAS and ALK are very close to mutually exclusive. Finally, while it has been very difficult to find a treatment that works effectively for NSCLC with a KRAS mutation, new research with the agent selumetinib has just been reported and looks very promising for patients with a KRAS mutation. Bon chance… -Dr. West Howard (Jack) West, MD Views expressed here represent my opinion, not those of GRACE or Swedish Cancer Institute. This information does not constitute medical advice and is intended to supplement and not replace medical information provided by your doctor. |
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