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Avastin and Alimta
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Jun 16, 2009 - 9:14 pm
I received my 3rd treatment with this combo today. I thought I'd be on alimta every three weeks for a long while (or til it stopped working). I thought it was the biologic therapy--but in going over my notes, I see that avastin is the b. therapy and that alimta is the chemo. Am I confused? Is it alimta that is given continuously after the combo is finished? Or the avastin? Apparently there was big excitement about one of these at the recent ASCO meetings. I just don't know which one. |
Joined: Apr 2009
Alimta is the chemo drug. Avastin is a drug that essentially cuts off the blood supply to the tumor and prevents it from growing new blood vessels to supply itself. Avastin is often given by itself even after chemotherapy treatment is complete. I went through six rounds of chemo with Cisplatin/Alimta/Avastin and then continued on Avastin for a little while after that. I've now stopped the Avastin because I've started radiation, and Avastin can cause a bleeding risk with radiation.
Hope this helps!
Joined: Jun 2009
Thanks, I thought avastin was the blood supply drug--but -- and this may be chemobrain--I thought the doc said that the latest out of the onc meetings was to continue Alimta alone. Have you heard of this? Good luck with the radiation.