Lung cancer first-anniversary survival milestone with slower-than-expected tumor growth

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male

As of January 2015, he had reached 1 year since lung cancer detection, with slower-than-expected tumor growth and treatment that had given him an uncertain but meaningful extension of time.

Lung cancer on Erlotinib/Tarceva with rash, dyspepsia, mouth irritation, and fatigue

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male

As of January 2015, he had been taking Erlotinib/Tarceva for more than 15 days, was managing early side effects, and was waiting for the March CT to show whether tumor growth had stabilized and whether there was metastasis.

Stage IB squamous lung cancer: sleeve lobectomy complicated by pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 50s | Stage I

As of October 2013, he had normal quality of life and was cancer-free 1 year after the first operation, despite postoperative pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm, completion pneumonectomy, and empyema treatment.

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Stage IV NSCLC: near-complete response despite severe docetaxel-induced diarrhea

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 70+ | Stage IV

As of October 2013, he had completed 6 cycles of weekly docetaxel-cisplatin with dose reduction and supportive care, resulting in a near-complete response.

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Stage IV lung adenocarcinoma with brain metastasis: partial remission after pemetrexed/cisplatin and AOSD-like paraneoplastic syndrome

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 50s | Stage IV

Biomarkers: No tumor molecular biomarkers reported. AOSD-like syndrome had high ferritin, inflammation markers, and RF/ANA negative.

Metastatic Site: brain

As of November 2011, pemetrexed/cisplatin produced partial remission of Stage IV lung adenocarcinoma and controlled the AOSD-like paraneoplastic syndrome without recurrent fever, rash, or arthralgia.

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Stage III Breast Cancer: Mary's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Mary | Stage III

Mary said she was in remission and no longer required cancer treatment.

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