Tom, sad to say, afatinib does not seem to work for my mum
Update : After taking 2 weeks of afatinib, the numbness on my mum's legs are not showing any improvement. So she started a 10-day radiation therapy for two weeks to address the tumors on her spinal cord (stopped taking afatinib for the time being). Side effects during radiation therapy were loss of appetite and nauseous. She resumed taking afatinib after completing radiation therapy last Friday. But she started to have diarrhea -- last Sunday for 5 times and last night for 13 times. In her haste to go to the toilet due to diarrhea, she fell from the bed twice *GOSH*. Now my family are very worried about her going to toilet in the night...
This morning, we met with her radiation oncologist to review her conditions -- he increased dosage for anti-diarrhea medication to double and 3x a day. Hope she will feel better soon.
Anyone can share the side effects of radiation therapy? How long will the side effects last?
Next week, we have to discuss with her regular oncologist to decide her next course of treatment...
Anyone tried the combination of afatinib with cetuximab?