Postby CLD » Wed Jul 12, 2017 3:21 pm
So my DH brother was dx with stage iv lung cancer last Dec. (non small cell adenocarcinoma). He was 42, same age as my husband at dx. Carboplatin worked great at first, shrinking the largest tumor in half, only to grow back, with new growth, as soon as chemo ended. A trip to Sloan Kettering in NYC provided no additional hope. His biomarker test showed between a 1-49% chance of Keytruda working. Insurance wont cover it so his wife wants to self pay, at $10,000 / tx, to try and buy him more time (hoping their children will have more memories of him). Obviously, they cant do this forever...Does anyone on here have any suggestions or ideas on how to win over the Insurance company? I know Beansmama had great luck with Keytruda...does anyone have any other inspiring stories of Keytruda success I can share with them. Thank you in advance!
Wife to DH/ Father of 6 (age 42 at dx) diagnosed Jan 2015 stage IIIC
Tumor deposit in mesentery 13/24 lymph nodes +
CEA at dx: 5
MSS
Low Grade/Mod. Diff.
FOLFOX 6 months
N.E.D until June 2018
PET Scan 6/18
Biopsy confirms cancer in 3 Paraaortic lymph nodes
Folfiri + Avastin (6tx) and Xeloda during radiation
Cancer all over both lungs dx Jan 2019
FOLFIRI +AVASTIN presently