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What Does The Scan Report Say?
My mother in law has had CLL for over 12 years.
A recent lung mass FNA showed idiopathic metastatic melanoma.
PET scans also show involvement in liver and bone.
She's 64. Just started ipilimumab yesterday. What is her
life expectancy? (with ipilimumab's success or not)
Thank You
YYYY@YYYY
Adam
A recent lung mass FNA showed idiopathic metastatic melanoma.
PET scans also show involvement in liver and bone.
She's 64. Just started ipilimumab yesterday. What is her
life expectancy? (with ipilimumab's success or not)
Thank You
YYYY@YYYY
Adam
Fri, 25 Apr 2014
Hi,
Thanks for writing in.
Ipilimumab is a good medication for treatment of melanoma. The overall survival rates for patients with metastatic melanoma who are taking ipilimumab is as follows:
12 months 45.6 percent
18 months 33.2 percent
24 months 23.5 percent
Hope your query is answered.
Thanks for writing in.
Ipilimumab is a good medication for treatment of melanoma. The overall survival rates for patients with metastatic melanoma who are taking ipilimumab is as follows:
12 months 45.6 percent
18 months 33.2 percent
24 months 23.5 percent
Hope your query is answered.
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