William Shatner, 95, and Daughter Reach Remission After Stage 4 and Metastatic Cancers
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Updated · SurvivorNet · Jul 20
William Shatner, 95, and Daughter Reach Remission After Stage 4 and Metastatic Cancers
2 articles · Updated · SurvivorNet · Jul 20
Summary
William Shatner, 95, and his daughter Melanie Shatner Gretsch, 61, said both are now in remission after his stage 4 melanoma and her HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer diagnosed in 2022.
Gretsch’s remission followed chemotherapy, targeted HER2 therapy, a double mastectomy and 25 rounds of radiation after the cancer spread to lymph nodes in her chest.
Shatner said his own melanoma was treated with immunotherapy, while doctors noted severe side effects can hit 10% to 15% of single-drug patients and about 50% on dual-drug regimens.
The family’s account underscores how newer targeted and immune-based therapies are extending survival in advanced cancers that were once far harder to control.