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FDA Approves The Use Of Keytruda For Treating Lung Cancer

By | October 5th, 2015 | Modified - October 5th, 2015
FDA Approves The Use Of Keytruda For Treating Lung Cancer
FDA Approves The Use Of Keytruda For Treating Lung Cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the use of the drug Keytruda in treating advanced (metastatic) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) on October 2, 2015.

The FDA had already approved the use of Keytruda in treating melanoma and the accelerated approval it gave will allow for insurers to begin paying for the treatment right away.

Keytruda was tested on 550 patients with advanced NSCLC and the most common side effects included difficulty breathing, coughing, fatigue, and loss of appetite.

Keytruda use also presented with severe side effects only listed as “severe immune-mediated side effects occurred involving the lungs, colon and hormone-producing glands,” on the FDA’s website.[1]

Other severe side effects including rash and inflammation of blood vessels, and women who are pregnant or breastfeeding are cautioned against using Keytruda because it could harm the fetus or baby.

Another sever side effect that occurred was the immune system attacking the nervous system, which is a conditon calle Guillain-Barre Syndrome.

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Aqiyl Aniys is the author of the book Alkaline Herbal Medicine, the Alkaline Plant Based Diet book, and the children's book, Faith and Justice eat an Alkaline Plant Based Diet." He received a certificate in plant-based nutrition from Cornell University, a BA in Organizational Behavior and Communications from NYU, worked as an elementary school teacher, and studied social work. He enjoys boxing, kick boxing, cycling, power walking, and basically anything challenging, and his alkaline plant-based diet supports all that he does. Learn more about transitioning to avegan diet using the Dr. Sebi nutritional guide.

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