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Watch and Wait => For those in the 'watch and wait' status => Topic started by: CA Marti on August 15, 2025, 03:08:40 pm

Title: Update recent MRI
Post by: CA Marti on August 15, 2025, 03:08:40 pm

Hi Everyone!

     I thought I’d update everyone with my recent Yearly MRI. Good news is that it’s still “stable.”
My 7/19/2025 MRI was 8mmx5mmx5.5mm. I have been taking Keytruda for a separate health issue and am relieved to find out it didn’t cause any growth in my acoustic neuroma. Incidentally, I asked my neurosurgeon if the Keytruda would cause problems and they did find one case where a patient with “a growing vestibular schwannoma for whom Keytruda helped stop the growth.” This may have just been a coincidence but this is good to know for anyone who has to take the immunotherapy Keytruda.
Bet Wishes!
CA Marti

Title: Re: Update recent MRI
Post by: mwatto on August 15, 2025, 10:53:33 pm

Thats great news! And very interesting on the Keytruda too! I read this today also re an immune therapy: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8162073/

Title: Re: Update recent MRI
Post by: CA Marti on August 16, 2025, 04:10:15 am

Thank you! I think the case you found is the same one he was talking about because he said it was from 2021. Pembrolizumab is another name for Keytruda. It’s interesting it worked for that patient and hopefully it will work for more patients in the future.
Hope you’re doing well!
CA Marti