Stage IV Lung Cancer: Joanne's Patient Story

Patient Info: Joanne Sabol, Female, 60s | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: abdomen

More than 2 years after starting pembrolizumab for recurrent Stage IV lung cancer, Joanne had an 81% tumor reduction and continued to feel well while remaining on treatment.

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Breast Cancer: Sonia's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Sonia

She was declared cancer-free in May 2022 and no longer needs medication.

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Stage IV Breast Cancer: Nathalie's Patient Story

Patient Info: Nathalie | Stage IV

Nathalie had been living with stage 4 breast cancer for more than three years and remained focused on time with her children.

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Breast Cancer: Manisha's Patient Story

Patient Info: Manisha

After changing hospitals and completing treatment, Manisha continued to worry about the cancer returning while focusing on her health and family.

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Stage IV Lung Cancer: Michael's Patient Story

Patient Info: Michael O’Donnell, Male | Stage IV

More than 5 years after a Stage IV diagnosis, Michael remained on immunotherapy with disease controlled to his and his doctor’s satisfaction and scans every 3 months to watch for growth.

Small Cell Lung Cancer: Nina's Patient Story

Patient Info: Nina, Female

Nina’s tumors began shrinking within weeks of starting trial immunotherapy, and she remained on the trial for 3 years without treatment side effects.

Stage IV Lung Cancer: Mary's Patient Story

Patient Info: Mary Lynn Moser, Female | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: brain

Mary Lynn wrote this message before her death after nearly 10 years with lung cancer and more than 5 years with brain metastases, while receiving aggressive immunotherapy and chemotherapy.

Stage III KRAS Lung Cancer: Bill's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Bill Morris, Male | Stage III

Biomarkers: KRAS

After multimodal treatment, Bill had remained actively cancer-free for more than 3 years and used his experience to support other patients.

Stage II Breast Cancer: Danielle's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Danielle, Female, 60s | Stage II

Danielle was listed as cancer-free after treatment for Stage II breast cancer that included mastectomy, chemotherapy, 5 weeks of radiation, and immunotherapy.

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Stage IV Small Cell Lung Cancer: Sylvane's Patient Story

Patient Info: Sylvane, Female, 70+ | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Bone; adrenal glands

After 3 chemotherapy cycles for Stage IV SCLC, Sylvane’s lung tumor had shrunk by half and bone and adrenal metastases had completely regressed, with a final chemo-immunotherapy cycle and then immunotherapy planned.

Aggressive lung cancer with bone metastases and concurrent localized breast cancer

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Bone: skull, spine, clavicle

The patient was still receiving carboplatin and Taxol for aggressive lung cancer with bone metastases, while her caregiver reported rapid clinical improvement, pain relief, disappearance of a visible forehead metastasis, and 1 cm reduction in a concurrent localized breast tumor.

Stage IV Kidney/Renal Cancer: Cécile's Patient Story

Patient Info: Cécile, Female, 50s | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Lungs

Cécile had primary renal cancer with numerous inoperable lung metastases, entered an immunotherapy clinical trial, and had a good response on the first control scan after 2.5 months.

Lung Cancer: Sandra's Patient Story

Patient Info: Sandra, Female, 40s

Sandra was receiving immunotherapy for lung cancer and described the tumor as responding well and decreasing in size.

Stage II BRCA1 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma: Stephanie's Patient Story

Patient Info: Stephanie Hargis, Female, Under 40 | Stage II

Biomarkers: ER-negative; PR-negative; HER2-negative; BRCA1 mutation

Stephanie had Stage II triple-negative breast cancer with BRCA1 mutation, then a local recurrence in April 2023 without distant spread; after surgery, chemotherapy, Keytruda, radiation, and Lynparza, she remained in ongoing post-recurrence treatment.

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Breast Cancer: Séverine's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Séverine, Female

Séverine described being in remission for 1 year while continuing hormone therapy, after tumorectomy, 6 months of chemotherapy, 18 months of immunotherapy, and bilateral breast removal/reconstruction.

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Stage III Breast Cancer: Claritza's Patient Story

Patient Info: Claritza, Female, 50s | Stage III

Claritza was living with Stage III breast cancer more than 3 years after diagnosis after her initial plan changed from lumpectomy, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy to immunotherapy and pain medication.

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Stage III Breast Cancer: Emilcen's Patient Story

Patient Info: Emilcen, Female, 50s | Stage III

Emilcen was still receiving treatment for Stage III breast cancer more than 3 years after diagnosis, after mastectomy, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and immunotherapy.

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Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Usha's Patient Story

Patient Info: Usha Jain, Female | Stage IV

Biomarkers: Tumor genetic profile available for navigation review, but specific results are not reported

Stage IV NSCLC after nearly 2 years of chemotherapy and immunotherapy, followed by watchful monitoring with routine scans; clinical trials were reviewed but not pursued.

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Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Amy's Patient Story

Patient Info: Amy, Female | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Neck lymph node; bones — hips, femurs, foot; adrenal…

Living 5 years after Stage IV squamous NSCLC diagnosis, after Keytruda did not work and treatment included bone radiation, SBRT to the lung nodule, and adrenal cryoablation.

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Stage IV EGFR Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Rhonda's Patient Story

Patient Info: Rhonda Martin, Female | Stage IV

Biomarkers: EGFR-positive mutation

Metastatic Site: Brain; spine; hip bone; lymph nodes; cerebrospinal…

Rhonda Martin passed away on January 9, 2023 from complications of Stage IV EGFR-positive lung cancer, nearly 5 years after diagnosis in March 2018.

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Stage III Colorectal Cancer: Nick's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Nick Cleworth, Male, 40s | Stage III

Cancer-free after ARTEMIS clinical-trial treatment for node-positive rectal cancer, avoiding surgery and a permanent colostomy.

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Colorectal Cancer: Hatta's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Hatta, Male

No recurrence reported after interventional therapy, biological immunotherapy, Chinese medicine, and local radiotherapy for rectal cancer; later CT report was described as showing no cancer cells, with 8 years of normal life and annual checks.

Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Antonio's Patient Story

Patient Info: Antonio, Male, 40s | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Liver

Improved significantly after cryotherapy, interventional therapy, and bio-immunotherapy for Stage IV sigmoid colon cancer with liver metastasis; no NED/remission statement is reported.

Stage III Lung Adenocarcinoma: Becky's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Becky Manning, Female, 40s | Stage III

After surgery, chemotherapy and 8 months of nivolumab on a clinical trial, Becky was no longer on active treatment, had no evidence of disease, felt well, and returned to MSK every 6 months for follow-up.

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