I'm a stage IV melanoma patient, and have had good results with ipilimumab. I had a course of ipi infusions one year ago, and my scans show no active cancer now. The side effects were not severe compared to the hideous side effects of interleukin-2 which I had five years ago. Add in 5 surgeries and two different kinds of radiation, and I've outlived my expiration date several times. I wrote about it in my book, Melanoma Mama: On Life, Death, and Tent Camping. Constance Emerson Crooker
I'm a stage IV melanoma patient, and have had good results with ipilimumab. I had a course of ipi infusions one year ago, and my scans show no active cancer now. The side effects were not severe compared to the hideous side effects of interleukin-2 which I had five years ago. Add in 5 surgeries and two different kinds of radiation, and I've outlived my expiration date several times. I wrote about it in my book, Melanoma Mama: On Life, Death, and Tent Camping.
Constance Emerson Crooker