weekly toxol and carborplantin

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tibet
tibet Member Posts: 545
edited June 2014 in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Yesterday I started my first run of 12 weekly toxol and carboplantin. At first I threw up they had to slow down the dosage and it finished the infusion in 4 hours. I felt sick but the day after I am ok without too much nausea feeling.

My doctor told me he added the carborplantin to make sure things are fine. It is usually not used to treat early stage TN. I therefore wonder if anyone had done TN at early stage?

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  • Frenchie
    Frenchie Member Posts: 37
    edited December 2008

    Hi newalex.  Hope things are settling down for you.

    My wife Andrea is about to start her chemo.  She's starting with AC, and then going dose dense with Taxol only, but every 2 weeks - not 1.

    I put the question to her Oncologist about including Carboplantin with the Taxol.  The response we received was that this amount of toxicity might be too high, and hamper Andrea's treatment.  Carboplantin is not scientifically proven to be more effective with Taxol, as opposed to Taxol alone - although there are trials taking place at present.

    Talking of trials, Andrea will be on the Avastin phase which her Oncologist feels is looking promising in Early Stage TN.

    James  

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  • tibet
    tibet Member Posts: 545
    edited December 2008

    My Onc told me the opposit; he said Avastin is not as effective but with Carboplatin seems to be better when is together with toxol. I really don't know the answer anymore, maybe other ladies can help.

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  • tyra
    tyra Member Posts: 81
    edited January 2009

    i am also doing taxol and carborplantin but i doing it every 3 weeks ,i have 6 treatment to do



    tyra

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  • tibet
    tibet Member Posts: 545
    edited January 2009

    Tyra

    Is your taxol also every 3 weeks?

    What was your treatment the first dx? Did you have mastectomy and rads?

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  • tyra
    tyra Member Posts: 81
    edited January 2009

    hey new

    yes my toxol and carborplantin every three weeks this is my 2nd dx . I did have a mastectomy and i think i will be having rads also i see the onc again in three weeks and i willl make sure



    thanks tyra

    ps the first time i had bc was in 04 i had 4rounds of ac and 4 round taxotere i had a mast then also. i had idc stage 2 0/13 node clean margin no rads

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  • tibet
    tibet Member Posts: 545
    edited January 2009

    tyra

    Was your tumor close to the chest wall to have rads? My doc did not mention that I need rads.

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  • tyra
    tyra Member Posts: 81
    edited January 2009

    new,

    i have to make sure but i believe because i had postive nodes .....

    thanks

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