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Tesetaxel: Oral taxane chemo
This drug is still in clinical trials but was fast-tracked for gastric cancer: Tesetaxel is a novel oral semi-synthetic taxane. The drug stabilises microtubules, inducing potent cytotoxicity in a wide range of tumour cell types. Certain taxanes have been approved by the FDA for the treatment of breast (BC), lung, gastric…
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Please tell us your story
Sorry I've been away just lately but I am so pleased with the interest this board has had. So I would like to start a new thread where we can tell our stories and that way we can get to know each other. Right, where to start............. November 2009 I was struggling to breathe and ended up in hospital hoping for some…
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Peritoneal Cancer - Various Treatments
Hi all: I am collecting, to have on hand for my oncologist (who is an amazingly intelligent man), the various treatments that folks with peritoneal cancer are getting or have had. I am interested in both primary and secondary peritoneal cancer treatments including surgery and various chemotherapy regimes. For example, I…
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appendix connection
Westie just mentioned the appendix connection with PPC in her post. I am wondering how many PPC survivors have a ruptured appendix in their past? My mom nearly died when she was 4 years old (61 years ago) due to a ruptured appendix. For some reason, the appendix was not removed at that time. Then at age 30(ish), she had…
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good news
Did I tell you that my mom is responding to the gemzar, cisplatin, and avastin combo she started a week ago? Already, her lymphedema is almost gone (her feet, ankles, and calves were huge prior to this chemo due to lymphedema), her pleural effusion fluid has decreased dramatically, and she was able to get away on a…
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Getting better
Hi, I am daughter of mum (61yrs) diagnosed with ppc stage IV and we live in europe. I have written my mums bad status here but now I have to share that she is responding to her chemo with tox/plat (4 cykels) and can soon leave the hospital to be out in her own garden! For us its fantastic news! They will not do a CT scan…
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Welcome to everyone
Yipeee, after a few weeks of lobbying for this new cancer discussion board we finally have it. I am so pleased :) Welcome to anyone who has been diagnosed with either Primary Peritoneal Cancer (PPC) or Secondary Peritoneal Cancer. It isn't the most ideal forum to meet new people and forge friends, but we have all been…