Erbitux

hoosier_kitten
hoosier_kitten Member Posts: 39
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Hi all! I have posted here before and I see alot of new names. It's wonderful to see so many contributions.

To catch up, none of the chemo therapy treatments have worked so far for me. We're starting a new regimine next week. Anyone have any experience with Erbitux? Any information would be helpful. I've previously been on 5 FU and Leucovorin and Avistin and Oxilaplatin. The dr tells me that the cancer is very slow growing so we have time. No major organ involvement but too many tumors for surgery. Anyway, if any of you have taken Erbutux I'd love to hear from you.

Thanks
Rita

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  • rejoyous
    rejoyous Member Posts: 259
    #2
    Hi Rita,

    Sorry, I don't have any information to share, but I did want to wish you well with your new therapy. Please let us know how things go.
  • kerry
    kerry Member Posts: 1,313 Member
    #3
    Hi Rita,

    My doctor considered putting me on Erbitux if the other regimens did not work. He explained the side effects which were minimal except for the skin acne which can range from mild to severe. It's always something, so we must weigh our choices with the results we want to achieve. Luckily these side effects do go away after treatment.

    Good luck.

    Kerry
  • skier03
    skier03 Member Posts: 4
    #4
    Hi Rita,

    I have been on Erbitux for several months now. I was on it for three months before surgery, and have been on it for five weeks after so far - with another eleven weeks to go. It is supposed to be one of the latest and greatest chemo's with wonderous results. Hopefully that will prove true for you as well. As someone else pointed out, the biggest side effect is the acne like rash. And just so you know, the worse the rash is, the better the medicine is believed to be working... If I can answer any other questions, please let me know. Best of luck!

    Skier03
  • hoosier_kitten
    hoosier_kitten Member Posts: 39
    #5
    Thank you all for your replies. My prayers are with you and your families.

    Rita

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