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He was told he had between six months and&nbsp;two years to live, and&nbsp;soon began chemotherapy with limited response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His oncologist sent John\u2019s tumor for New Era Genomic Sequencing and found that it had a high mutational burden, which made him a good candidate for immunotherapy. In August 2016, he began receiving infusions of pembrolizumab (Keytruda\u00ae) and within three months the tumor showed signs of regression.&nbsp;Four years after beginning immunotherapy he has a complete and durable clinical remission with no evidence of disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, John is a patient advocate, focusing on engaging and educating the public on the importance of genomic sequencing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cancerresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/30_Outlooks_1200x6752-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cancerresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/30_Outlooks_1200x6752-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cancerresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/30_Outlooks_1200x6752-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cancerresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/30_Outlooks_1200x6752-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cancerresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/30_Outlooks_1200x6752.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions and Answers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<p>In 2014, I had urinary symptoms. I saw a doctor for diagnostic testing to confirm disease: prostate cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I decided to do immunotherapy when all hope from conventional treatment failed. I am very familiar with immunotherapy from my background as a biotechnology engineer. After genomic sequencing, immunotherapy was my best option going forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I didn&#8217;t have side effects other than adrenal insufficiency, which I controlled with low dose of the steroid prednisone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>There is simply no comparison between the one and a half years of chemotherapy and immunotherapy I am currently receiving. During immunotherapy, I don\u2019t have the sickness, fatigue, loss of appetite, or general non well-being that I experienced with chemotherapy.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>I have tolerated 48 infusions thus far with the goal of 50 before being weaned-off by the end of 2020. I haven\u2019t experienced any limitations on my active lifestyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>This experience changed me as a person. My compassion and care for others has increased, along with my knowledge of the disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>A clinical trial could be your lifesaver when all else fails. Speak to your providers about genomic sequencing to determine if you are a candidate.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John&#8217;s Story After a couple years of early retirement from his 32-year career as a biotechnology engineer in Flow Immunocytometry research, John was diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer. 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