Opdivo (nivolumab) Patient Stories

Opdivo, also known by the generic name, nivolumab, is a therapy meant to treat a variety of types of cancer, including skin cancer, Hodgkin lymphoma, and others. Unlike chemotherapy, Opdivo, and immunotherapies like it, work with your immune system to fight cancer cells.

Read on for Opdivo experiences from real cancer patients:

Madison C., melanoma



Symptoms: Abnormal mole on arm when she was 18 (misdiagnosed); Hard lump on upper left arm
Treatment:Surgery (excision at primary and metastatic site); Dual-agent immunotherapy (Opdivo and Yervoy ); Radiation (pending)
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Sophie U., Bowel, Stage 4



Symptoms: Vomiting, anemia (found in blood test)
Treatment: Surgery (hemicolectomy), chemotherapy (FOLFOXIRI), immunotherapy (nivolumab & ipilimumab)
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Chris W., Mucosal Melanoma, Stage 4 Symptoms: Sweaty rectum, zit-sized lump in rectum that grew, lump that developed in right-groin

Treatments: Surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, immunotherapy, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs)...

Keith G.



Symptoms: High levels of protein
Treatment: Chemotherapy, stem cell transplant
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Laura F., Renal Cell Carcinoma (Clear Cell), Stage 4



1st Symptoms: Severe headaches



Treatment: Partial nefrectomy (surgical removal of one kidney), Gamma Knife brain radiation, stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), nivolumab (Opdivo), Avastin, cabozantinib
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