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  • jtl
    jtl Member Posts: 456
    #22
    I was diagnosed with throat
    I was diagnosed with throat cancer a few weeks ago. I am currently on Erbitux with radiation for the next 7 weeks. I chose Erbitux over Cisplatin after reading about all of the side effects. My Onc was reluctant at first because Cisplatin is the most common treatment since it has been around for 50 years and Erbitux is the new guy on the block. After he did some research and found that it is now a first line drug along with Cisplatin and FDA approved as such for head and neck cancer he is kind of excited. So far I am only on my 2nd infusion with 6 more to go and just started radiation. I hope to be able to post positive things about Erbitux. OBTW, it does make you feel like a teenager with all of the zits.
    John
  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #23
    jtl said:

    I was diagnosed with throat
    I was diagnosed with throat cancer a few weeks ago. I am currently on Erbitux with radiation for the next 7 weeks. I chose Erbitux over Cisplatin after reading about all of the side effects. My Onc was reluctant at first because Cisplatin is the most common treatment since it has been around for 50 years and Erbitux is the new guy on the block. After he did some research and found that it is now a first line drug along with Cisplatin and FDA approved as such for head and neck cancer he is kind of excited. So far I am only on my 2nd infusion with 6 more to go and just started radiation. I hope to be able to post positive things about Erbitux. OBTW, it does make you feel like a teenager with all of the zits.
    John

    Welcome John
    Welcome to the forum...

    Like mentioned above, I didn't have Erbitux during my treatment. I had nine weeks of Cisplatin, Taxotere and 5FU all in three week cycles. After that I had a regime' similar to yours only with Carboplatin...Carboplatin every week (seven weeks), daily Amifostine Injections and rads for 35 days.

    Diagnosed STGIII SCC HPV+ Tonsil Cancer,....that was January 2009, finished up June 2009. So far all scans have been clean and clear.

    Best,
    John
  • robinleigh
    robinleigh Member Posts: 297
    #24
    jtl said:

    I was diagnosed with throat
    I was diagnosed with throat cancer a few weeks ago. I am currently on Erbitux with radiation for the next 7 weeks. I chose Erbitux over Cisplatin after reading about all of the side effects. My Onc was reluctant at first because Cisplatin is the most common treatment since it has been around for 50 years and Erbitux is the new guy on the block. After he did some research and found that it is now a first line drug along with Cisplatin and FDA approved as such for head and neck cancer he is kind of excited. So far I am only on my 2nd infusion with 6 more to go and just started radiation. I hope to be able to post positive things about Erbitux. OBTW, it does make you feel like a teenager with all of the zits.
    John

    Counting on erbitux
    As well. Did cisplatin first go round and have a recurrence so husband is now on erbitux, carboplatin, and 5 F U when he can tolerate it ( 5F U causes radiation recall and the mouth sores are horrendous). Prayers for erbitux welcome!!!

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