Pembro Round 6 Complete

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    • January 23, 2018 at 11:34 pm
    TexMelanomex
    Participant

      Hey Warriors!!!

      So just finished my 6th round of Pembro (completed PV10 at the 5th round) and quarerly scans. The news is……well……GREAT!

      Complete response acheived with the PV10 lymph node, dead, done, gone! The two remaining nodes (abdomen) have shrunk by 50%! The treatment team is "excited".

      I told myself that as long as I was showing stable disease on the scans I'd be happy (for now because it would meant that I am holding the battle line)…I got much better news! Feeling good Warriors!

      I hope all of you are staying in the fight! Warrior On!!

      Best,

      Tex

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        • January 24, 2018 at 12:28 am
        Casitas1
        Participant

          Nice! Keep the good news coming.

          Best, Paul

          • January 24, 2018 at 1:14 am
          kst
          Participant

            Always enjoy great news. In Houson taking scans today and tomorrow before my 6th Nivo infusion myself. Hope my report is as good as yours. Scanxiety starting to set in a bit.

              • January 24, 2018 at 10:08 pm
              TexMelanomex
              Participant

                Thanks! I bet we saw each other in passing! I just got back from Houston, I assume you are at MDA also? I hope your scans are as good or better than mine!

                 

                • January 25, 2018 at 2:32 am
                kst
                Participant

                  MDA and yes still NED. Starting to think I'm going to beat this. Docs and nurses seemed pleased.

                  • January 25, 2018 at 3:36 am
                  TexMelanomex
                  Participant

                    Love it!!

                  • January 24, 2018 at 3:40 am
                  jbronicki
                  Participant

                    That is wonderful news Tex!  Rock on!

                    • January 24, 2018 at 3:35 pm
                    Bubbles
                    Participant

                      That is fabulous to hear, Tex!!!!  I am so glad things are improving!!!  I have been yelling about the possible potential that Rose Bengal/PV-10 (along with other intralesionals) could provide melanoma patients since 2012!!!  I am so glad that you are reaping the benefit.  Hang in there and keep us posted!  Ratties rock!  Celeste

                        • January 24, 2018 at 10:13 pm
                        TexMelanomex
                        Participant

                          Thanks Celeste! I read your threads on the interlesionals with great interest. In fact, at this point I think I have read most all of your threads on most topics! Looks like there will be a surgery in the near future to clean out the "gunk" left behind from the dead tumor and to more quickly allow the ulcer to heal but it destroyed the tumor and I'm more than willing to trade a surgery for the results! 

                          By the way, I was thinking about all the great info you provide to all of us here while I was driving home, Thank you for all that you do! In fact hold that thought….I'm going to create a proper thread to thank you…

                          Best,

                          Tex

                          • January 26, 2018 at 12:40 am
                          Bubbles
                          Participant

                            You are sweet to say that.  But YOU are walking the walk!!!  I just talked about it.  But…if this works for you (and I have EVERYTHING crossed that it will!!!) you and I need to go to India and dye some clothes red with Rose Bengal!!!!  Love, c

                            • January 27, 2018 at 2:22 am
                            TexMelanomex
                            Participant

                              Agreed! India here we come!

                            • January 24, 2018 at 10:21 pm
                            Bradley75
                            Participant

                              Tex/Brad,

                              I am so happy to read your report.  I was thinking about your battle the other day and was wondering how it was going for you.  Is it me or is there more positive news on this site in recent weeks than there has ever been before?  It is the fuel we all need to keep fighting.  So happy for you!

                              Brad

                                • January 24, 2018 at 10:30 pm
                                TexMelanomex
                                Participant

                                  Thanks Brad! I agree, I think the news is slowly, but increasingly, skewing toward the positive side! I hope and pray that in another few years that the board will be filled with almost all positive news and at some point in the near future there will no longer be a need for this board other than to tell our war stories of when we were all battling this before there was a solid cure! I hope all is well with you too.

                                  Tex/Brad

                                • January 25, 2018 at 3:27 am
                                BillB
                                Participant

                                  Great news! I believe PV 10 has a lot of promise in the right settings.

                                  • January 28, 2018 at 5:41 pm
                                  CancerSpouse
                                  Participant

                                    Tex, just catching up with this forum after a busy week … AWESOME NEWS! New the PD-10 tumor was mush, but I'm so glad to hear that the other tumors have reduced by 50 percent. That's terrific! ~ Carol

                                    • February 9, 2018 at 3:15 am
                                    stacijane
                                    Participant
                                      Excellent news!!
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