From the time the lab receives the biopsy tissue until the results are released to the patient, how long would it take?

Could anyone tell me the names of the oncologists that treating MSS patients using Keytruda off-label?

Also, how do I go about asking our oncologist to consult other oncologists that are using keytruda off-label, without appearing to give orders to our oncologist?

Meatie

Rock_Robster wrote:Meatie are you looking for a trial to participate in, or for results?

We would like to participate in a trial.

Pyro70 wrote:Echoing Rob, if you start Keytruda I would strongly consider staying on regorafenib based on the Regonivo results.

Is there a similar trial that uses Ketruda in place of opdivo?

Where do we go for the Foundation One Testing in San Francisco Bay Area? Or do we have to travel out of state to get tested?

So, the next time we see the onc, I should just directly ask about Foundation one testing?

For those of you that are on Keytruda (pembrolizumab), and met the mutation burden threshold after taking the Foundation One Test, are you technically on a "clincal trial" while being treated with Keytruda? My mother is currently on Stivarga, which seems to be keeping most of the mets unde...

Anyone know what the tumor mutation burden (TMB) threshold is for Keytruda to be possibly successful?

Anyone know if the number of mutations increases after going through several different drugs? My mom had one mutation (KRAF?) back in 2015 when a biopsy was done.

Anyone here has had good results with Keytruda? Side effects? How will are oncologists to prescribe Keytruda?

Anyone with experience with the combination of ramucirumab + folfiri? It seems my mom is getting it next.

Hi Natalie, What does the most recent blood work show (specifically white blood cell count and neutrophil count)? Chemo does cause them to drop, which makes the patient more susceptible to infections. If neutrophil is too low, your onc probably give your mom neupogen or neulasta shots. Good luck! Me...

Hi Natalie, Could you put your mother's concise medical history in the signature, so that forum members know at a quick glance what treatment you mother had and could offer relevant advice based on that information? If you don't know what to include in ( and exclude from) the medical history, take a...

Does radiation treatment cause cea to rise? My mother's cea today, two day after the last cyberknife treatment, is 5. A month ago, before cyberknife, her cea was 4.

Maybe it is the age. Both my parents are in the 60s.