Paige Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Has anyone had any experience with Gemzar (Gemcitabine) for 2nd line therapy for metastic nsclc lung cancer? My moms cancer has recently spread to small areas in bones & liver. Starting back on chemo with Gemzar and would like to get some feedback on what to expect or look for so I can help w/ side effects. Also was it beneficial? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwroam Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Until now I had never noticed anyone else being treated with Gemcitibine. In my case it was firstline with carboplatin.I had a small tumour and 2 lymph nodes and was not a candidate for surgery. I started off with 4 three week cycles and this chemo was very effective. It cleaned out the lymph nodes and significantly shrank the tumour. As a former colon cancer patient in 2007 , and having already had 12 rounds of Folfox ( Fluorouracil and Oxaliplatin) I was surprised at how few side effects I experienced. With one exception. This chemo left my Platelets and WBCs fairly intact but destroyed my haemoglobin. All up I had 10 blood transfusions and today, 16 months later my haemoglobin is below the recommended range. LexieCat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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