Pembrolizumab for Cervical Cancer User Reviews
Brand names: Keytruda
- Kel...
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- January 20, 2024
"I have been on Keytruda for stage 4a cervical cancer for a year. I was NED but put on a chemo cocktail to prevent recurrence after standard treatment of radiation therapy, cisplatin, and brachytherapy. I was NED and started the chemo cocktail with Keytruda. After having four of those, I was just on Keytruda alone. I've had minimal side effects while on just Keytruda. I have psoriasis which doesn't hurt or itch, and occasionally fatigue. Overall, I'm back to work, feeling great, and I am traveling and living life. Praying it continues to work well and keeps me NED! One year NED so far!"
- She...
- September 19, 2022
"I'm 36 years old, diagnosed with advanced cervical cancer. First time receiving Keytruda along with two other chemotherapies. At first, there was no reaction, later in the week, I had extreme fatigue, severe leg bone pain, a bloody nose, and feelings of being so weak. I don't plan on continuing this stuff. There are too many unwanted side effects, I don't think it's worth it to chance it."
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- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- September 16, 2020
"My mom went for cervical cancer. They convinced her into taking this drug, Keytruda. My mom was very thin from the cancer, and she had heart problems, which is one of the side effects. The doctor kept pushing that medication on her. Long story short, she passed from almost all side effects!!!"
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"So far, I've been on this medication for a month and a half, and I have noticed a decline in my strength, and I have severe weakness, and I can no longer walk. Before I was taking this drug, I was able to get around with a walker, and I had more strength. I believe this medication makes you weaker, which I don't understand because if it boosts your immune system, you would think that it would make you stronger and give you more energy. Yet it is doing the complete opposite, and I am still getting more tumors in my lungs. So I don't think it is doing what it's supposed to do. I might come off of it and give my body a break and go back to some other chemotherapy regimen to shrink the rest of the tumors. Let me know if you have any experience like this with Keytruda for cervical cancer."