u/Puzzleheaded-You2407

Stage 3b hope please! N3 involvement

My mum is currently going through treatment for stage 3 lung cancer at the Royal Marsden. 30 rounds of radiotherapy and 3 rounds of chemo. She’s honestly been an absolute legend through it all.
The plan is for her to go onto durvalumab afterwards, assuming all goes well. She does have N3 lymph node involvement, which we understand makes things more complicated and puts her in a higher-risk group.
I know everyone’s situation is different, and I’m not looking for medical advice, just some hope, really. Has anyone here, or anyone’s loved one, had N3 involvement and gone on to have clear or stable scans a year or so later after chemoradiotherapy/durvalumab?
Would really love to hear any positive stories from people further down the road.

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u/Puzzleheaded-You2407 — 3 days ago

BRAF Stage 3B

T2a N3 M0 TTF1+ adenocarcinoma RLL NSCLC, BRAF V600E IHC+, ALK & ROS1 IHC negative, PDL1 55%; Idylla BRAF Activating variant +; NGS

My wonderful mum is currently week one of radiotherapy, round 2 of chemo with intent to cure.

We were lucky enough to get a second opinion that led us to this, & very grateful for this opportunity.

I know BRAF is very rare, wondering if anyone’s in the same position and has anything positive to share or advice?

It’s been a rollercoaster since March!
Thanks all for taking a second to read.

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u/Puzzleheaded-You2407 — 24 days ago