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Aug 01, 2007 - 11:37 am
My wife started taking erbitux in the beginning of July. Has anybody been on it long enough to know that it has work for them? We are told this the last treatment. She small tumors in the lungs only. She was on avastin for about 2and half years. Ceas started rising in the last couple of months. |
Joined: Jul 2007
Re: erbitux
HI,
I am on erbitux and FOLFOX since the begining of July also. I "think" its working, theres less pain. Dont know if its the FOLFOX that did that though. I like the erbitux, no nasty side effects for me except the rash. And the good news
is they did a study, and found that if you get the rash its working..
I wont get another CT till the end of August to know if it worked.
Joined: Jul 2007
Re: erbitux
HI,
I am on erbitux and FOLFOX since the begining of July also. I "think" its working, theres less pain. Dont know if its the FOLFOX that did that though. I like the erbitux, no nasty side effects for me except the rash. And the good news
is they did a study, and found that if you get the rash its working..
I wont get another CT till the end of August to know if it worked.
Joined: Dec 2005
Re: erbitux
My husband has been on erbitux and irinotecan since 11/05...yes, it has been 20 months and it works. It keeps him stable. When he has needed to take a break-his pain increases and his cancer spreads....so we are on "maintenance". He has the rash under control with soriatane and keflex. If you have any other questions......let me know. Good luck!
Dash
Joined: Sep 2006
Re: erbitux
Just received my fourth Erbitux infusion yesterday. Unfortunately it is too soon to see results, as I will not be scanned again until the first part of September.
I did receive the nasty rash the first infusion. I think my doctor wanted to see if I received the rash (which I did) and then he prescribed tetracycline to rid me of the nuisance.
I also have tumors in the lining of my lung and am hoping that this along with my Folfox6 kicks them in the butt!
We'll keep our fingers crossed together for a high success rate.
My thoughts are with you.
Joined: Jul 2004
Re: erbitux
Thanks for the feed back. As everybody knows you need to hear some good news. Good luck EVERYBODY!!!