Opdivo for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer User Reviews (Page 2)

Opdivo has an average rating of 4.9 out of 10 from a total of 27 reviews for the treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. 41% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 52% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Opdivo

His...
Taken for less than 1 month
September 23, 2021

"Opdivo is a JOKE ! My husband had a heart attack the day of his second treatment and died the following week because he could not undergo surgery due to being so weak. We were not aware of some of the side effects. After his death I owed more to the cancer center than the hospital due to the fact that this immunotherapy drug cost $16,000 per treatment even though medicare and the supplement helped pay. The ONLY ones who benefit from these drugs are the drug makers. I honestly do not know a single cancer patient that immunotherapy has saved."

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Jocelyn...
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
April 29, 2018

"I have stage 3b lung cancer and was on chemo but couldn't take it, so then I was on opdivo. Iwas doing fine but it triggered my lichen planus back wondering if anyone out there ever heard of this or had it also."

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PRose
Taken for 2 to 5 years
October 31, 2022

"I've been on Opdivo, 4 years. I was diagnosed with Stage 3, Lung Cancer on Feb. 7, 2018. I had Chemo once a week for about 3 months, but Radiation 5 days a week at the same time. Then a month and a half later, more radiation for about another 5 weeks. Started Opdivo treatments Sept. 2018. I go every other Friday. My side effects where/are, joints ache, with swollenness. Get tired and feel fatigued at times. Had some weight gain also."

9 / 10

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Carl
Taken for 5 to 10 years
November 22, 2023

"Nine years ago, I was told I had 6 to 9 months to live as I was diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer, which had spread to the bone, liver, and brain. I was on chemotherapy for the first year and then switched to Opdivo, which I have been treated with for the past 8 years. My current condition is described as stable, and Opdivo treatments were recently discontinued as it is believed that my own immune system is now attacking cancer growth. I consider Opdivo to be a miracle drug which, for me, had only mild and limited side effects, such as difficulty sleeping, headaches, etc."

10 / 10

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Anonymous
July 17, 2017

"My brother died from taking this medication. His cancer was in his lungs. When he started opdivo, the cancer quickly went to his brain. He died weeks later. Why did the FDA approve this drug?"

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Anonymous
Taken for 2 to 5 years
May 24, 2020

"My mom has stage 4 nslc on year 7. She started Opdivo 4 years ago and at age 74 she’s still going strong. Minimal side effects cancer is almost non existent."

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Rayray
Taken for 1 to 6 months
March 2, 2017

"My mother died from lung cancer. Her last hope of this medication. Within a couple months she was gone"

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