Has anybody took Zejula Chemo pills for maintenance.

Hello. Please watch the bruising it is a sign of low platelets. I just spent 9 days in the hospital with my platelets down to 4! I had 3 Platelet transfusion (2 I had allergic reaction to) my 3 had to have all the plasma and impurities spun out of it. That one went smoothly. I'm home and my numbers are climbing! Just be aware and even it's what you think is insignificant always inform your care team.

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Hi There,

I have been taking 100 mg of Zejula for 4 yrs, 5 months. 200 mg was too much for my body. I was diagnosed with stage IIIc ovarian in November of 2014. Reoccurrence diagnosed in September 2019 after a PET scan; CA 125 kept climbing and then doubled in the preceding months. My CA 125 was 42 in December of 2018; a CT scan was ordered, NED. (After PET scan the radiologist from Stanford said he could see the cancer on the CT scan read by local radiologist reported as NED)…..I see Dr. Dorigo in Stanford ; I received chemo treatment in Turlock, CA. I love Dr. ElDaly!! Zejula is working very well for me. One side effect I have is my hair does not grow. Extremely thin—looks like make pattern baldness. I am 68 years old.

I was taking zejula daily for about a year, had all the side effects. Sadly cancer returned.

I am so very sorry about your recurrence.
I had the same hemoglobin issues. I now take 100mg of zejula. I’ve been on it for 13 months.
I am also allergic to Taxol and Doxil, plus Fosfaprepitant (an anti-emetic). I was able to have Carboplatin for 6 cycles.
What did you do for chemo?

Diagnosed November 2022 at age 44, ovarian stage 4b. Three rounds of chemotherapy, hysterectomy/debulking and hipec, then three more rounds of chemo. Post-Surgery tests of the tumor showed it was fallopian cancer, not ovarian. I started 200mg of Zejula in July 2023 and was told I’d take it for 3 years so we’re at about the halfway mark now. Overall it’s been manageable, but for the first month or two I was sicker than I ever was with chemo (never vomited with chemo - did on Zejula!). Have had lots of side effects, but not too serious and preferable to the idea of a reoccurrence. Fatigue, high blood pressure (med managed), constipation. I’m noticing now some mouth sores and joint pain. Sometimes it’s so hard to tell if it’s the Zejula or just my body not being at its best! It’s been tolerable and I’ll keep taking it as long as doc advises.