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Vectibix---Has anyone taken or on this Targeted Drug?
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Dec 07, 2020 - 9:09 am
i am about to start this medication and I am concerned about the side effects! I have metastatic rectal Cancer and I am about to begin this targeted drug and I was wondering if anyone out there is either on it or as tried it and how were the side effects? Was the drug effective? Thank you! |
Joined: Dec 2017
I take erbuitx, which I
I take erbuitx, which I believe works the same way. The difference is that erbutix works when there is no mutation. I believe it is what JanJan was on, and she said it worked for her. For me, it did make the liver mets too small to be seen on a ct scan. It made the lung tumors get to stable, which is so much better than growing. I am guessing if I got a pet scan, we would see foci cancer cells in the liver, but there is no reason for me to get a pet scan whiile still having the lung tumors.
I do get the dry skin and chemo rash. Let me know if you think our drugs are similar enough for me to let you know how I deal with the symtpoms. I take mine with irinotecan.
Joined: Nov 2019
A lady on another cancer
A lady on another cancer forum swears to ice your face before, during and after infusion to avoid rash and also she got some kind of cream from a derm 2 wks before treatment started to get jump on rash.