Taxol every two weeks?

Wyomingdebi

I've seen many posts for weekly or every three weeks for Taxol infusions but my Oncologist is recommending every two weeks?  Anyone have this regimine?

SelenaWolf

I did dose-dense (i.e., every second week) for my entire treatment protocol (AC + T x 4).  The nice thing about it is I was finished chemo in 4 months.  The theory behind this is, the less time between infusions, the cancer cells don't have as much time to recover- and become resistant.  Chemo just keeps "blasting away" at them.

Not everyone can do dose-dense; it's hard on your system and anyone with a pre-existing medical condition, often, isn't recommended for it.  You will, probably, need injections (i.e., Neulasta or Neupogen) between infusions to ensure that your white blood cell count bounces back quickly.

lostinmo

I had the same as SelenaWolf. It was nice to finish in 4 months but it is harder on some.

Lauralind5

I am starting the same as Selena next week.

SheilaB330

Yes I had dose dense Adriamycin & Cytoxin and next Thursday have my first dose dense Taxol. The reason is Stage IIIa IDC with 5/11 positive nodes, 4 of them were invading into the tissue around the node. So they are trying to hammer the cancer. Halfway point. Rough but one moment at a time works to handle side effects. Good luck!

AlishaCatherine

This is what my mom is doing. She starts A/C on the 25th.