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Gemzar

als26
als26 CSN Member Posts: 46 Member
edited March 2014 in Ovarian Cancer #1
Has anyone had any success with Gemzar?
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  • waterbaby
    waterbaby CSN Member Posts: 8
    #2
    hi there.i never heard of gemzar, but i want to say hello, and eventually someone will answer your question. you can learn alot on this network. love waterbaby
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  • rosie43539
    rosie43539 CSN Member Posts: 55 Member
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    Hi, My husband is currently being treated for Renal Cell Cancer with a combination of Gemzar and Xeloda. He was diagnosed almost a year ago and they tried two other treatments before this. The combo of the two drugs has shrank his tumors 75%. RCC is a form of Kidney cancer. I am also a survivor of ovarian cancer. I was treated with Carboplatin and Taxol. We are so thankful for the progress since starting the treatment with Gemzar and Xeloda. Good Luck and God bless you. Love and Prayers rosie
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  • ellen62
    ellen62 CSN Member Posts: 10 Member
    #4
    Hi! I just started treatment with Gemzar/cisplatin and wanted to know how you were doing.
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  • als26
    als26 CSN Member Posts: 46 Member
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    ellen62 said:

    Hi! I just started treatment with Gemzar/cisplatin and wanted to know how you were doing.

    It's actually my Mom that's taking it. So far her CA125 is dropping. She goes once a week for three weeks and then she's off a week. However, her blood count has been low, so she's usually on two weeks off two weeks..She doesn't feel sick, just tired... Good luck with everything...
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