Bill Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 I reluctantly mention this because it came from a patient, not her onc. But, a woman that I spoke with this week while in my wife's onc. med. grp waiting room was there for an appointment to have her chemo tx changed. She had been taking 1 tab Iressa daily but due to out of control diarrhea her onc had to stop tx. I asked her about a reduced dose and she said that her onc decided against that because in his opinion 1/2 tab Iressa would be sub-therapeutic. He'd rather switch to a different drug. Has anybody seen any clinical studies ( or personal experience ) that demonstrates the effectiveness of half-tab Iressa tx ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ry Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 Bill, Here is information I copied from another post: There is a toll free 800 (1-800-236-9933, Monday through Friday 8am - 7pm ET, excluding holidays) number you can call also to ask questions. Hope that helps, Rochelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadstimeon Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 Hi Bill, There is a 800 number you can call to ask questions. I called them when I was on Iressa. I found them to be very polite and informative. Hope this helps. Rich Below are links to the 800 number. http://www.lchelp.com/community/viewtop ... 9394#79394 (Iressa (AstraZeneca's) 800# For Information:) http://www.about-nsclc.com/content/patient/nsclc (Iressa) http://www.about-nsclc.com/content/prof/about (Iressa) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marion Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 I started out with l tablet for one month. Had the usual side effects. The next month my doctor decreased it to 1/2 tablet a day. This past Thursday, he has increased it to 5 tablets a week and I see him again in a month. I guess he is working me up to full strength and maybe not so bad side effects. We will see. Marion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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