Stage 4 NSCLC
Hi guys,
My 34 year old brother was diagnosed with stage 4 NSCLC (lung cancer) metastasized to bones last June (2025). Tomorrow is his 4th PET-SCAN after we switched to nivolumab immunotherapy (negative PDL-1) plus chemotherapy (docetaxel). Before this, he was given 6 cycles of cisplatin+ pemetrexed which was stopped after deranged creatinine (which was declared chronic after 3 months and no drugs were given between October and march). He has been responding well to the new line of drugs as he went from 2-3 painkillers a day to zero and also went from 4.1 creatinine to 1.35. The only bothering side-effects is that he is not eating well so the weight is falling rapidly. He is extremely depressed and is not talking and sharing anything with anyone. He is very quiet and is also not taking any supplements that the doctors have suggested. I know it's very difficult to be in his place. Please give me hopes, if any. Please do not comment on any negativity as I do not have the ability to process and digest it. I will be updating the progress and details about the treatment here in the thread. Kindly suggest ways to give him hopes and rekindle the zest to live and beat the shit out of this fucking cancer.
Hope for the best. ❤️