carlton Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 Hi Everyone- I see by some of your posts that you are on the chemo drug gemzar, alone or in combination with some other drug. Was wondering what the results have been for you and if there has been any unfavoralbe side effects. Thanks for you time in answering. Carlton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimblanchard Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 Hi Carlton, My husband Bill has been on Gemzar for a month. He has tolerated this chemo better than any of the others. It is too soon to know if it is having any effect on his cancer. Blessings to you, Peg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ry Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 My husband had Gemzar by itself. He got the best result from the Gemzar. Taxotere was stopped because it didn't seem to be doing anything. The Gemzar killed one of his tumors, and shrunk the other considerably. He is now on Iressa. I hope it works for you too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadstimeon Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 Hi Carlton, I was on Gemzar and Carboplatin (9 rounds) from Dec 2002 thru March 2003. I was able to tolerate them very well with little side affects. However after I finished all my rounds the CAT scan showed the nodules grew larger. That particular combo was not successful. I started Taxol (9 rounds) in June 2003 thru August 2003. The Cat scan showed some nodules went away, some nodules grew smaller, and some new nodules developed. Which is a slight improvement. I opted for 6 more round starting in Sept 2003 and have 3 more rounds to go before my next CAT scan. Hope this helps you. Take care and God Bless. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chloesmom Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 FYI- I'm getting gemzar right now--am just over the halfway mark with gemzar and cisplatin. In total will be getting 3cisplatin and 9 gemzar. I have not had very many side effects from the gemzar. Don't feel so great for about 3 days and nothing tastes quite right, but I am taking the Zofran and not sick enough to miss work or anything else I want to do for that matter. I feel lucky though, even the cisplatin is not terrible with the anti-nausea medication...don't feel really myself for about a week, but that's about all. I am a stage 1 person taking chemo to hopefully prevent recurrence. I'm sure that also makes a difference in my ability to tolerate these treatments. I hope this helps..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teresa567 Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 My dad had a great response from radiation, but it was followed up with gemzar and carboplatin. His lesion grew after the gemzar....but I know it works for other people.....good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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