Hi there,

I know how you feel. Last year in July my husband was diagnosed with his 3rd recurrence of RCC-cc stage 4 Metastatic, It has spread to his brain, with small spots in his lungs and ribs. Treatment with tumor removal, Radiation and like your husband Voltrient. We have just come off Voltrient because while it was working his quality of life from the side effects was quite severe. The upside for you is each patients journey with the drug is unique. I have read a lot of studies and the trial papers on Voltrient and the results have been largely positive on patients that it's working on. It worked for my husband stabilizing his cancer he just couldn't tolerate it. So I am sending lots of prayers your way! Just know that there are lots of options for treatment and it's okay to feel worried and take a little breathing time for yourself when you can. It's a long road we are on.

My heart goes out to you....kidney cancer is Silent...sounds like you and hubby are fighting together...sorry I don't know anything about the drug you mentioned...perhaps going to these kidney cancer sites might be helpful....?

https://www.cancer.gov/types/kidney/patient/kidney-treatment-pdq
https://www.kidneycancer.org
https://www.kidney.org
medlineplus.gov › Health Topics
nfcr.org
https://azkidney.org/kidney-cancer
www.niddk.nih.gov

My best to you and your husband!! I had 3 tumors in left kidney, it was removed 2012....No Symptoms

Thank-you for the encouragement and prayers.

I will pray for your husband. I am a renal cancer survivor of almost three years in November.

My husband is on votrient. He's also had two rounds of radiation. His RCC returned ten years after his right kidney was removed, supposedly with a totally encapsulated tumor, and he required no further treatment except watched for five years. Per our oncologist, votrient, at 4 pills a day, is the strongest RCC med and dose. My husbands tumor is on his thoracic vertebrae. His initial, local, oncologist has sent him to a cancer center as he has done all he could for him. He has had surgery to support his spine as the two involved vertebrae have collasped. So far the tumor has shrunk but has not spread. The new oncologist says he doesn't expect the tumor to go away but the goal is to prevent any spread of cancer. He has been on votrient since October 2017, and four months ago he started receiving an IV monthly of Zometa, with the goal of Zometa to help the bones harden so cancer can't attach as easily.

I have rcc stage 4. I was in votrient for. While and saw good results. I haves to change chemotherapy drugs though but votrient is pretty good. Prayers!