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What is Camptosar?

beaud
Posts: 7
Joined: Mar 2004

Does anyone know anything about camptosar? And, what is the expected result of using it?

4mykids
Posts: 33
Joined: Mar 2004

The only thing I can really say at this time about it is that I am on it. I have been receiving it almost weekly along with my monthly 5FU/leucovorin since the first week of January. I have tolerated it very well. Apparently diarrhea is the main side effect, but it has not been a problem for me. As far as effectiveness, I am still waiting to see. We are planning to do scans around end of March, early April to see how it is affecting my liver tumors.

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2bhealed
Posts: 2108
Joined: Dec 2001

hi beaud,

Dr. Ralph Moss has been evaluating colon cancer chemos all this past month so if you go to

www.cancerdecisions.com you may be able to read about it. I receive his wonderful weekely newsletter (email)n and if you can't access the article on his website I would be happy to send it to you.

peace, emily

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kerry
Posts: 1317
Joined: Jan 2003

Hi Beaud,

I took Camptosar along with