pembrolizumab immunotherapy

hi eveyone  new to this so hope am doing it right

My hubby had a bowel opertion and found that he had 2 tumours  which they removed ,but they also saw 2 small 1cm on the liver  Today they said they wood start him on pembrolizumab immunotherapy  one every 3 weeks and then scan at 3 months

I have been trying to find ut about this treatment and asking if anyone has been on it, i googed reviews and they are mixed and now am worried sick

They didnt mention chemo or any other treatment, btu said that this is a good treatment as only 5% of ppl can have it 

has anyone been getting this treatment

i wenti nto a site drug,s,com to read reviews and i now feel like asking them to give him someone else as some ppl said its killed they hubby and alot of  1 stars

Any help wood be great  amd truth am scared now  and i have very high axienty so this is not helping any  my heart is in my stomach 

Sorry for the rant ..

 

Parents
  • The thing with review sites, you tend to have no idea about the person who posted the review. Then there's the age-old, if you've had a bad experience with something, you tend to be more vocal. If things have gone swimmingly, you just get on with things and don't seek out review sites.

    You see it on these forums. Not reviews, but "have i got cancer" posts. They post up until their hospital appointment and you never hear from them again. Why? Because things went swimmingly, and they have no need to ever post on this site again. But those who get bad news tend to stick around and tell people their story.

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  • The thing with review sites, you tend to have no idea about the person who posted the review. Then there's the age-old, if you've had a bad experience with something, you tend to be more vocal. If things have gone swimmingly, you just get on with things and don't seek out review sites.

    You see it on these forums. Not reviews, but "have i got cancer" posts. They post up until their hospital appointment and you never hear from them again. Why? Because things went swimmingly, and they have no need to ever post on this site again. But those who get bad news tend to stick around and tell people their story.

Children
  • Hi Shellie 3 years dec i was diagnosed with lung cancer with mets unoperatable quite a shock was not given much time, option was this drug pembrolizumab (keytruda } i feel that this drug has given me quality time and although i only had 5 treatments -this happened because i did have side effects) this drug shrunk my tumours and i have regular ct scans .My cancer has been kept at bay, Of course everyone is different but to be offered this miracle drug is something else. take care.