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Erbitux

Believermjh
Believermjh CSN Member Posts: 36
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Has anyone had positive results from treatment with Erbitux?
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  • nanuk
    nanuk CSN Member Posts: 1,358 Member
    #2
    dunno yet..I'm stage IV mets to lungs & on Avastin/Erbitux monotherapy. Follow-up scans/Labs
    to follow in a few weeks. Will advise. Bud
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  • PhillieG
    PhillieG CSN Member Posts: 4,866 Member
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    Yes, I have. I had 9 small tumors in my lungs in June 2005, I had a scan 2 weeks ago, I only have one small tumor left. I've done about 30 treatments so far. The side effects aren't the best, you can get a bad rash/acne on the face and torso (but it lessens after a while) also your skin dries out and your fingers can split. I have found that Aquaphor is a great lotion/creme for it. It is also giving me a few hang nail toe issues but how it's eliminated my tumors is more important. I give it two thumbs up
    -phil
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  • joanneire
    joanneire CSN Member Posts: 75 Member
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    Yup- my boyfriend had several tumours on his liver in June 2005. Scans all clear since September 2005. Please email me if you want to know anything else. Good luck!!
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  • Believermjh
    Believermjh CSN Member Posts: 36
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    nanuk said:

    dunno yet..I'm stage IV mets to lungs & on Avastin/Erbitux monotherapy. Follow-up scans/Labs
    to follow in a few weeks. Will advise. Bud

    Thank you for replying, you are in my prayers..the following replies offer hope...
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  • Believermjh
    Believermjh CSN Member Posts: 36
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    PhillieG said:

    Yes, I have. I had 9 small tumors in my lungs in June 2005, I had a scan 2 weeks ago, I only have one small tumor left. I've done about 30 treatments so far. The side effects aren't the best, you can get a bad rash/acne on the face and torso (but it lessens after a while) also your skin dries out and your fingers can split. I have found that Aquaphor is a great lotion/creme for it. It is also giving me a few hang nail toe issues but how it's eliminated my tumors is more important. I give it two thumbs up
    -phil

    Thank God & thank you for giving me hope, will keep you in prayer...
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  • Believermjh
    Believermjh CSN Member Posts: 36
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    joanneire said:

    Yup- my boyfriend had several tumours on his liver in June 2005. Scans all clear since September 2005. Please email me if you want to know anything else. Good luck!!

    I thank you for your reply, I will keep in touch as we go along..will keep you in prayer..
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