Humanity Meets Immunity - 1258626

Thanks Janine. Yes, I anxiously look for new videos everyday and I really appreciate everyone’s time and efforts expended in producing these videos. I know I am probably overly optimistic regarding the possibilities of the Anti PD-1 & Anti PDL-1 trials but I guess I am really hopeful that we could see some game changer breakthroughs in fighting this sinister disease. I thought this article did a good job in articulating the logic behind these particular immunotherapy drugs.

Wife 64 never smoker 12/11-DX NSCLC Aden, small left pleural eff
12/9/11-CT scans-3cm mass left lung,”innumerable nodules in both lungs under 5mm”
12/20/11-PET scan 3cm lower left lung mass, mets both lungs, extensive osseous mets
12/14/11-biopsy-neg for EFGR,ALK,ROS1,KRAS,BRAF mutations
12/21-Begin Alimta(pemetrexed) 3 wk intervals
2/12-MRI brain,2 lessions 2.5mm&2.0mm,does not appear to be brain mets
3/12-7/12- 4 chest x-rays,left lung mass sig reduced,”tiny nodules both lungs”,no pl eff
12/11-8/12-blood serum markers CEA 403.7 to 8.9,CA-19 5210 to 32
12/11-10/24/12 - 14 sessions of Alimta in 3 wk intervals
10/24/12-4/3/13 – Chemo Break
1/7/13 – CT scan stable – No progression, 5mm loculated effusion upper left lung
2/18/13 – 4/1/13 – Increase in CEA 7.1 to 35.0, other blood numbers normal
4/3/13 – 5/29/13 – 3 more sessions of Alimta (17 Total)
4/9/13 – MRI Brain – No mets
6/12/13 – CT scan – Large pleural effusion at site (lower left lung) of primary tumor, all other mets stable/regressed - 6/14/13 – Thoracentesis - drained 600ml of fluid - 6/28/13 CT scan stable w/sm effusion - 7/1/13 18th Alimta infusion (18th)
7/17/13 – VATS procedure – drained 500ml fluid, pleurodesis, biopsy/wedge resection left lung – all fluid & tissue benign