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anyone on Adriamycin, Cisplatin, and Taxol
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Oct 07, 2009 - 8:53 pm
is anyone on these three drugs ? I have noticed that most are on Taxol and Carboplatin. I have grade 4b stage 3 endometrial cancer. |
Joined: Jun 2009
Hi Cathy,
First, please be aware that I am in treatment for Ovarian cancer Stage 3C but I also had Stage 1 uterine cancer at the same time. My doctor says I'm the 6th person he has treated this year to have both cancers at the sme time.
I had a hysterectomy & debulking surgery in April 09 & in September completed 6 rounds of IV taxol & IP cisplatin (this is where they put the cisplatin directtly into your abdomin). Then 1 month later I had 3 CTs - chest/abdomin/pelvic - and bloodwork. I just saw my doctor yesterday and all is good, no evidence of cancer, so I don't see him again for 3 months. So while we don't have the same disease, it seems that our treatments are similar, although I did not have Adriamycin.
Sorry to hear that you do not like your doctor. If you're anywhere close to Savannah, GA, check out my doctor, James Burke II, he is the best.
Good luck with your final chemo treatment and I pray you beat this.
God Bless
Stacey
Joined: Aug 2009
Can i ask about your CA125? What was that and when you finished your chemotherapy. and your grade of cancer
Joined: Jun 2009
Hi Kumar,
I don't mean to sound stupid, but I just don't know what grade my cancer is. I know it's on some papers somewhere, I just can't find it.
As for the CA125, it was 2706 prior to surgery, 16 after surgery but prior to chemo & was 6.8 yesterday after 6 rounds of chemo.
Hope this helps
Stacey
Joined: Jul 2009
I have one more chemo treatment and my doctor will not order the ca 125, it was mistakenly not crossed out at the beginning, I do not know if they did one pre operation but first blood test was 37 and second blood test was 34 that is the last time they did the ca 125 I have been told it is not accurate for endometrial cancer. I do not believe this as if it recurrs it will come up somewhere else and will be good to do the ca 125 , so I think, I am changing doctors after my chemo and first ct scan.
THANK GOD!
cathy
Joined: Oct 2008
CA-125 isn't a reliable diagnostic tool for everyone. Even though you were just beginning treatment for a fairly advanced cancer, your initial CA-125 was only slightly above normal. That is probably why your oncologist doesn't feel it is a reliable marker for you; if it was it would have been way higher than 37 I would think. I have Stage 3c uterine papillary serous cancer (a Grade 3 cancer), and my initial baseline 'before 1st chemo' CA125 was 90. After my first chemo round, it dropped to half that, and dropped by half again after the 2nd chemo round. So, because my CA-125 is clearly affected by my treatments, they deem it a reliable diagnostic treatment marker for me. But even considering that, my oncologist told me that when they look for recurrance, they will weigh most heavily any physical symptoms I may have or anything they feel in the pelvic exams; and CT-scans will be given a lot of weight; with CA-125 given the least weight in their diagnosis. They will never initiate recurrance chemo for me based only on my CA125 going up.
I LOVE my chemo oncologist; he has said from Day One that we were going for a CURE for me, and has been endlessly optimistic and encouraging. You need an oncologist that you trust and like. I'm glad that you are finding a new one.