Pembrolizumab User Reviews & Ratings (Page 3)

• Ms T
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 21, 2019

Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer "I was diagnosed with NSCLC in January 2019, I have been on Keytruda ever since, no real side effects as of yet, Keytruda does affect other organs, I am taking Hydrocortisone tablets, potassium levels low, to help with cortisol levels, this is serious in itself, when my sodium level was low I got sodium water instead of my Keytruda infusion, went back on every 3 week schedule, I have 2 tumers which have decreased in size by more than half, and a mass in my lower left lobe that has reduced as well also in the pleural as well, I am due for another scan in 4 weeks, will update with results."

• Ashley
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 9, 2021

Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer "Using a drug that eats healthy lung tissue on a lung cancer patient? How is this considered a miracle of modern medicine? It’s criminal. He would’ve lived longer if he was never treated at all. Stay away, the odds are not in your favor."

• Eddie
• May 19, 2018

Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for Urothelial Carcinoma "My husband died right after second dose. After the first dose he suffered very badly for next three weeks. He told the RN he is in pain but she sent him for the next does and very next morning he had severe pain all over and specially up back. I read every comment here before my husband started Keytruda but I wish I could understand this medication better. Now I know what this medication did to my husband. He lost his voice and couldn't sit, walk, talk, and he was just crying and asking what is going on?. Why is this happening to me? Your loved once could die worse than a death by cancer from cancer."

• Justi...
• August 4, 2017

Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer "After second dose, my brother started to have an internal bleeding that never stopped until he died a week later. DO NOT use this drug, it pushes up your immune system to the level that it starts to attack all body and making a lot of damage to the Healthy non-cancer related cells. I hope they completely withdraw this drug from the market."

• Upset
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 10, 2018

Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer "My mom tested as PDL1-70, and Keytruda was used to treat. Immediately after her 2nd infusion, her muscles were affected, sore and swollen. Her heart started to beat erratically, then shortness of breath. After 5 day of doctors treating her with steroids, then having no idea what to do or how to treat her, she passed away - while suffering. No cancer was present via CT scans performed the day before she passed."

• Stinker
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 28, 2019

Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer "My husband small cell lung cancer spread to brain. Dr. recommend Keytruda, has had 5 treatments 1 every 3 weeks. Dr says scans and blood work looks good, however he has lots a lot of weight, no energy, can't eat also short of breath. He is thinking of stopping treatment because of side effects. Was praying this would work, however I don't think it is."

• Pickl...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• December 6, 2020

Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for Endometrial Cancer "I was diagnosed with fourth stage endometrial cancer in November 2017. Chemotherapy did not work and the mass tumor continued to grow. My oncologist was able to get Keytruda approval for my tumor even though it had never been Approved for my type of tumor. My Keytruda treatment started January 2018 and has reduced my tumor by over 50%. I have had no symptoms of any issues with taking Keytruda. It will be three years in February with no side effects whatsoever. My last PT scan two months it’s showing that the tumor is still slightly reducing. I am extremely happy because they didn’t think I would even come close to living this long. I am 83 years old and I’m doing really well."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 12, 2017

Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer "Came highly recommended by doc then 3 weeks later my mother passed away from this. The product does not work..even the hospice doctor said only 17% of people get cured..DO NOT GET THIS!!!! I THINK THE GOOD REVIEWS ARE FAKE!"

• Patvi...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 30, 2018

Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for Cervical Cancer "So far I've been on this medication for a month and a half and I have noticed a decline in my strength and I have severe weakness and I can no longer walk. Before I was taking this drug I was able to get around with a walker and I had more strength. I believe this medication makes you weaker which I don't understand because if it boost your immune system you would think that it would make you stronger and give you more energy. Yet it is doing the complete opposite and I am still getting more tumors in my lungs. So I don't think it is doing what it's supposed to do I might come off of it and give my body a break and go back to some other chemotherapy regimen to shrink the rest of the tumors. Let me know if you have any experience like this with keytruda for cervical cancer"

• Sis
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 31, 2019

Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer "My father started taking Keytruda and had a massive heart attack after 2 treatments. He had stage 4 non small cell lung cancer but had extensive testing within the prior year on his heart and it was in perfect shape prior to Keytruda. He passed away several months later."

• Lodow...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 21, 2023

Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for Renal Cell Carcinoma "I'm in the fifth week of a three-week Keytruda schedule for RCC as an adjuvant. Had surgery in January to excise my left kidney. Was told at the time that there was no more visible cancer and could use Keytruda to make sure the cancer was gone. Sounded good to me. So I started in May. Obviously, I'm at the beginning of a long process, so my comments really only have to do with side effects. I have no prior experience with cancer or chemo- or immunotherapy. No medical background. Other than the cancer I'm reasonably healthy. The side effects of Keytruda are quite different from those of any other medication I've ever been prescribed or advised to take. They're not consistent even within one patient. They change and revert and change again from more to less to more unpleasant. As of this time (5th week), there's no way to predict what the side effects (if any) will be next week. The side effects I've experienced are unpleasant but not unbearable. I'll continue with the Keytruda."

• Snide
• January 17, 2021

Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer "My husband died on Ketruda. His immune system was severely altered. The side effects caused severe damage to his colon and intestines. His counts were off the chart. He was given bactrim and ended up with Stephens syndrome He lost all the skin on his body and sores in his mouth. He died of shock and heart failure. Please be careful with this drug. I know of another person who had terrible intestine problems and almost died"

• mrsaxde
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• August 20, 2017

Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for Melanoma, Metastatic "I received Keytruda for about 20 months for metastatic melanoma. After the first infusion we noticed that the visible spots on my back had gotten lighter in color and softer. After over a year of scans that revealed that Keytruda was working for me, a lymph node in my chest began growing. A PET scan revealed that the spots on my back had been killed by the medication, and it had also destroyed a number of small nodules in one lung. But the lymph nodes in my chest were positive. My oncologist believes that my cancer has mutated, and Keytruda stopped working. Side effects were mild. Some mild fatigue, and at the beginning a very fine itchy rash that was not annoying at all. I just wish it had worked for me a little longer."

• Kountry
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 1, 2020

Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer "So I wish I would of found this website before my mother had this treatment this medicine. The horrible thing is that I'm convinced it brought my mother's life to an end. She was doing great before the treatment and literally the day after she had her first treatment she went completely downhill and within 3 months passed. One month before my daughter is to be born. I wish I never would of given her the treatment. It will always be in the back of my mind "what if she didn't take it" she would still be here to see her granddaughter be born"

• Widowed...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 26, 2020

Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer "My husband never had another good day after receiving one treatment with Keytruda. Both his mental and physical faculties began an immediate and dramatic decline, and within two weeks he had passed away. Do not let your doctor talk you into taking this drug! It will rob you of your loved one before death ultimately takes him/her. The pharmaceutical companies and the doctors are mostly interested in their bottom lines, and clearly don't care about the cruelty they inflict on their patients and their patients' families. Just say NO to Keytruda!"

• Broken
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 8, 2018

Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer "Husband with stage IV lung cancer died within one week of treatment #3 of Keytruda. He was 90% positive for the PDL1 marker. After 2 nd treatment he started a rapid decline. He died of a massive lung infection. I am devastated."

• nrs
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 23, 2020

Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer "My husband had a tiny lung cancer nodule in his lung had 2 weeks of radiation and 3 chemos infusions. The doctors recommended Keytruda every 3 weeks for a year. He had one dose on a Friday- by Sunday he could barely breathe and any activity caused is oxygen % to go way down. I had to call 911 and he was hospitalized for a week including the ICU. Home 4 days and hospitalized again - they tried steriods and more. We heard the term ground glass opacities and I first hand saw his x-ray! We were never told about this 10% side effect of pneumonitis and death. He died Nov 12 on 18 liters of oxygen. He suffocated! We should have been told about this and with the other info on line (breathing problems- having side effects from other meds) he should not have been given it. Yes- I am very angry- there are too many people dying from the med. I had to give a 1 but it was not related to effectiveness."

• Nsclc...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• May 2, 2022

Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer "Was told in May 2021 I had stage 4 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (nsclc). Dr started me on chemo (aggressive) and Keytruda Went with this as I have no other health issues. Chemo was rough through went 5 of 6 treatments dr advised that my drop as blood counts were in his words 'really scary'. Been on Keytruda only every 3 weeks and feel much better than with chemo. All blood work is now good. Since start of treatment main tumor is almost gone and no evidence of cancer anywhere else. I will stay on Keytruda another year and see where I end up then. I have no side effects besides my skin is a bit drier."

• 4JCL
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 25, 2018

Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer "Oncologist confirmed it caused a Heart attack and severe Pneumonitis. Watch your family member closely for shortness of breathe or feeling like they are smothering. Side effects worse than chemo. Has now probably shortened life and diminished quality of life left. We were so excited and hopeful after being approved, now we are devastated. Never thought it would happen because the side effects are so "rare" but it did... after 2 treatments."

• Sue
• December 2, 2020

Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer "I was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in August 2018. I also had a small Brian tumor and three lymph nodes “sparked”. The brain tumor was taken care of with radiation. Started chemo and Keytruda in September, 2018. This drug has worked very well for me. The lung tumor size is now down by 80%, the lymph nodes are clear. My oncologist stopped my Keytruda treatments in December. I had very few side effects, mainly my back itches like crazy at times. My last scan showed the tumor had grown a bit. I have resumed keytruda and expect good results again. For me the drug has worked exceptionally well. I wish it worked this well for everyone. I am 71 , live by myself and have a high quality of life."

• Dee
• May 10, 2018

Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer "My Mom was supposed to have three infusions. After the first, she became ill with several side effects. She was so brave and went for her second one, two days later she was in the ER with a collapse lung. Her health declined so rapidly and she passed away one month later. I honestly feel it was the Keytruda, she would have lived longer without it. Please stay away from this drug."

• cabbe...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 24, 2018

Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer "My father in law took his first dose of Keytruda and after few days he felt strong pain all over his body. His heart was beating out of control. After we took him to emergency and after all scans and test the doctor confirm that was the side effect from the Keytruda. After one day in the hospital his heart was already so damaged that after less than a day he passed away. This drug took his live. This drug needs to be taken out of use and revaluated."

• GoodSon
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 16, 2018

Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer "We were hopeful and optimistic as my mother did not desire chemo or radiation to fight her cancer. Same day she received her first dose her heart began beating out of control. Had no family history of heart problems. Was admitted and died in hospital nine days later. Personally believe this drug took her life away sooner than the cancer would have if untreated. Miserable but quick end."

• Conce...
• April 12, 2019

Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer "My husband has stage 4 NSCLC diagnosed in 2016. On March 31, 2018 he was diagnosed with a 5 cm tumor on his right frontal lobe of his brain, which was surgically removed. Dr. started my husband on Keytruda May of 2018. All was going good until Nov 29, 2018 brain scan showed 5 tumors on the dura lining around his brain which is inoperable. He had radiation which did get rid of the tumors for now. Dr. kept him on Keytruda. 6 weeks ago, after his Keytruda treatment, my husband got very weak, short of breath and stayed in bed 95% of the time as he was so exhausted from doing nothing. 3 weeks later he had another treatment of Keytruda and the same thing again, weakness, in bed all the time and short of breath. Today he was feeling much better but had to have his Keytruda again today. I will monitor him to see if this treatment kicks him down again. Does anyone have any advise? His Oncologist states that Keytruda is the only thing keeping him alive right now."

• Nana
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• September 26, 2019

Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer "My husband , age 66 with Lung Epithelioid Sarcoma stage 4. Rare form and aggressive. Keytruda caused hypothyroidism, weakness, aches and swelling in arms and legs, tingling and numbness in feet, severe mood changes. Yes, this keytruda has helped him fight this cancer but at a cost to quality of life. It is wonderful to have him here with us after 20 months of battling this cancer, but saddens me to see he cannot fully enjoy life, keytruda also caused eyes to blur and therefore he cannot read books which he has always loved to do! At what cost shall we suffer just to stay alive? Not to discourage others to not take this drug, everyone reacts differently to drugs, many can continue to support their family. But in my husband case, he has the side affects listed on the website."