BRIGATINIB vs LORLATINIB

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hey all 💗 it’s been a minute. my 16yo is in the sweet spot: highly concerning tumors have grown, but are not affecting function as of now. we’ve made the decision to start brigatinib in june, at the end of the school year. we have avastin on the back burner, trying to start with least “disruptive

My father, male, age 65, was diagnosed with Stage IV non-small cell lung cancer this past June. He has since undergone whole brain radiation and began taking the medication alectinib as his cancer contains an ALK mutation. After a couple of months, the alectinib caused terrible abdominal pain and hi

hi all ✨ sending everyone some love. also, long story short, my 15yo son has NF2, and has a slowly growing VS in the left; ss deaf from removal of fast-growing binuclear VS on the right. recent growth has sparked discussions of how to preserve his hearing. we have discussed avastin, and are also l

Hey everyone, Long story short: I’m 27 and was recently diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer ALK positive. It’s not curable, so I’ll be living with this for the rest of my life. I’m currently being treated at Memorial Sloan Kettering, and I’ll need to stay on a very specific (and very expensive) targe

HEADS UP THIS IS A LONG ONE!!! The past two years I’ve (27F) been dealing with severe breathing / wheezing problems. My PCP thought it was asthma, I was handed a pump and some montelukast. It continued and continued but I got used to it at a certain point and believed my doctor that it was just asth

Hello everyone, I’m writing as both a pulmonologist and a son. My mother has ALK-positive lung cancer, diagnosed in 2021. She has been on lorlatinib (Lorviqua) since March 2023, currently 50 mg daily, with an excellent and durable response, including complete response on recent scans. We are unfortu

I am a care partner for a 32 yr old Male who was just diagnosed with stage 4 NSCLC. Mets to liver, brain, bones (hip/spine) and lymph nodes. He got his ALK + diagnosis today and it was the first piece of ‘good news’ in weeks. His doctor has given him the option or Lorlatinib or a clinical study wher

A renowned oncologist specializing in targeted therapy and genetic treatment is now advising us to start **Lorlatinib** instead of **Lynparza** to treat my mom's (64F) pancreatic cancer with liver mets. Opposing what our current oncologist has advised us to do after we stopped chemo due to high bili

My dad has (60M) Stage IV NSCLC ALK+. Currently on Lorlatinib. It was effective for a bit but recent scans showed that the metastasized spots grew. Now, what are the alternative/ possible treatments to get it back under control? If anyone has any experience or thoughts, I would be very interested t