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pepebcn
pepebcn Member Posts: 6,331 Member
in Colorectal Cancer #1
Has any of you used the same chemo twice in different periods ? I mean if you have been in folfox successfully , years later in folfiri and it failed after a long period, can you go back to folfox? , did it worked in any of you?.In my case it's been 2.5 years since I'm off folfox.
Thanks in advance!

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  • Brenda Bricco
    Brenda Bricco Member Posts: 579 Member
    #2
    Hi Pepe,
    No experience but
    Hi Pepe,
    No experience but when discussing chemo after surgery with onc I was thinking since my husband was on Folfox first round that it would automatically be folfuri* next time but he remarked to me that folfox worked so well that he would want to go with that again.
    I wish you well and may GOD bless you.
    Brenda
  • pokismom
    pokismom Member Posts: 153
    #3
    Me too.....
    Hi Pepe,
    I started off on folfox in 2008, and am currently on folfiri, last week I asked my Onc if possible could I go back on folfox and he said yes. But I did folfox as a preventive kind of cleanup after my surgery to remove tumor. I'm not sure but Im thinking as long as it didn't stop working you can go back on it. I don't know if that helps. Hope your feeling good!
    Aloha
    Donna
  • pokismom
    pokismom Member Posts: 153
    #4
    Me too.....
    Hi Pepe,
    I started off on folfox in 2008, and am currently on folfiri, last week I asked my Onc if possible could I go back on folfox and he said yes. But I did folfox as a preventive kind of cleanup after my surgery to remove tumor. I'm not sure but Im thinking as long as it didn't stop working you can go back on it. I don't know if that helps. Hope your feeling good!
    Aloha
    Donna
  • pepebcn
    pepebcn Member Posts: 6,331 Member
    #5
    pokismom said:

    Me too.....
    Hi Pepe,
    I started off on folfox in 2008, and am currently on folfiri, last week I asked my Onc if possible could I go back on folfox and he said yes. But I did folfox as a preventive kind of cleanup after my surgery to remove tumor. I'm not sure but Im thinking as long as it didn't stop working you can go back on it. I don't know if that helps. Hope your feeling good!
    Aloha
    Donna

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  • idlehunters
    idlehunters Member Posts: 1,787 Member
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    pepebcn said:

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    Yes!
    I was on Folfiri 3 seperate times. It worked the first 2 but not so good the 3rd which is why I switched to Vectibix. BUT...1st and 2nd time it wiped out the cancer.

    Jennie

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