Biomarker Testing Changed Everything: MET Amplification in My Lung Cancer | Amy’s Story (2 of 3)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ก.ค. 2024
- In part 2 of our conversation, Amy shares her first line treatment: Keytruda (Pembrolizumab) and how she got through side effects. She was already on the last infusion when the doctor decided to send her blood in for biomarker testing. The results changed everything.
Full story & transcript → Updating soon
Amy's Video Series:
1) Stage 4 Lung Cancer: Fighting for a 2nd Opinion: • Stage 4 Lung Cancer: F...
2) Biomarker Testing Changed Everything: MET Amplification: This Video
3) Radiation Therapy & Follow-Up : • Living with Stage 4 Lu...
The interview has only been edited for clarity.
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Contents of this video:
00:00 - intro
00:49 - Describe the KEYTRUDA regimen
01:24 - Bone mets (metastasis)
03:10 - What did you have to do before the Keytruda infusions?
04:13 - What helped you manage the GI problems?
05:54 - Describe the rashes
07:41 - What drove the decision to take you off of the Keytruda immunotherapy?
08:37 - Dealing with the news emotionally and mentally
11:11 - Was there anything else that helped with the depression?
12:18 - When did you learn about the MET amplification
13:22 - How did you deal with the scanxiety?
14:13 - Getting the diagnosis from the doctor
15:25 - Difference in quality of life with the pill
16:18 - Importance of biomarker testing
17:06 - Crizotinib (Xalkori) side effects
19:37 - Describe the gastrointestinal issues
23:16 - Feeling like yourself again
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I can not believe what Amy has been through. She seems so nice and intelligent too. She's kinda adorable. She's describing the most horrific things with a smile on her face which is so admirable. If I saw this woman in the store, I'd never guess she had been through all of this. Poor thing. She's seems so great though. So humble. Amy if you ever read thing, I'm sending you all of my love hun.
Amy's a true inspiration. The only issue I still find unclear is what if like in my case, I have no symptoms besides a swollen lymph node
I run everyday, bike, do sets of pull ups, chin ups, sit-ups, pushups and lift weights daily. I eat extremely healthy. I feel so healthy. It's feels like opening Pandora's box for me going through all this testing and treatment without having symptoms as if becoming a perpetual patient is the status quo.This fear of the cancer spreading before you erase it with therapy kind of zaps one psychic laying a kind of 'I better hurry up' philosophy with treatment
TY for thisinformation..Same questions..same unnkowing..same fright here. Stage 4 non smallcell loung...
One time cancer survivor here, celebrating your survival story quote:” I can live like this!” Thank you for the miracles, God and universe. Very happy to learn of these new facts of lung cancer treatment. My mother always told me she was born ‘ahead of her time’, and I not fully understanding until now, hearing your story and wishing that she hadn’t been born ahead of her time. Silly, I know, because she’d still be a firecracker now if she’d had your treatment drugs. It was nice to concur with her ultimately being correct. Moms just know. Thanks for sharing your story with us.
It’s so very kind of you Amy to help other by explaining your journey through cancer.
Keep going young lady
Amy, you're very articulate. Thank you for sharing your inspiring story.
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