topic Re: Immunotherapy in Treatments and side effects

Immunotherapy

JLM — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 05:20:07 GMT

Hi,

I am just wondering if anyone has had immunotherapy? I am hopefully about to get into a clinical trial of immunotherapy with a bit of radiation. The doctors have explained everything to me, but I want to hear from real people who have had this treatment. I'm wanting to know about side effects if it's just like chemo or nothing like it.

Thanks for your help xx

Re: Immunotherapy

Katekat — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 22:48:30 GMT

Hi @JLM!

Welcome back, it's good to see you on the Community again! I do hope you have been well?

The best person to chat to about this is your doctors and the people running your trial, though of course someone here may have had experience with it. If you have any questions you're not comfortable asking of your doctors, remember that we have a team of health professionals available to you on 13 11 20.

Hope to see you around these parts more often!

Re: Immunotherapy

RoseAdelaide — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 12:11:20 GMT

I am having my second cycle of immunotherapy tomorrow and am self funding which is so expensive. Too early for any results

Re: Immunotherapy

JLM — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 12:39:17 GMT

Hi RoseAdelaide,
I'm sorry to hear that you are self funding that must be a huge burden. I guess i am wondering how you are feeling?? Have you had many side effects yet?

Re: Immunotherapy

Katekat — Fri, 24 Mar 2017 00:00:39 GMT

Hi @RoseAdelaide, welcome back to the Community!

Do you have any advice for JLM on your experiences or insights into having the immunotherapy?

Re: Immunotherapy

Deborahmyott123 — Sat, 06 May 2017 03:23:57 GMT

Please tell me more about this immunotherapy so very interested

Re: Immunotherapy

zoble — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 00:15:41 GMT

I have had perotoncetomy surgery at St George hospital 2 yewrs ago and a debulking of the cancer 7 weeks ago and am am about to undergo Chemo and I am very apprehensive about the side effects

From what I can understand from searching the internet the future of cancer treatment is to reengineer your own Bodies immune cels so it kills the cancer cells and reinject them back into your body a number of treatments in America have been successful ( think it was JOHN Hopkins hospital in America or something like that) I would be very interested to know if any doctor in Australia is using this treatment ?

Re: Immunotherapy

privateme — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 01:33:11 GMT

https://www.petermac.org

Re: Immunotherapy

privateme — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 01:34:01 GMT

What type of cancer do you have and what trial?

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zoble — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 20:15:21 GMT

I have a perotonectomy cancer which is a jelly like substance in the abdominal caverty. They are trailing a reengineer of your immune cells for certain types of cancers in America

Re: Immunotherapy

Margaret_CCNSW — Sun, 24 Sep 2017 23:34:26 GMT

Hi all,

Cancer Council has recently published some further information on Immunotherapy which might be helpful to have a look at if you would like to find out more. You can click here to access the information on our website, or download the publication Understanding Immunotherapy, also attached as a pdf file.

Take care,

Margaret

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