How long was Xeloda effective?

Hi Linda, Ive been on Xeloda since Feb 2010, so it has been working two years for me. i have mets to liver. I have been ned for 1 year and 7 months...Brenda

Didn't work at all for me.  I was on for about 2.5 months, but ended with progression in liver, pleura and bones.

I've been on Xeloda since August 2010 and NED for more than a year! I blew through several chemos and hormonals in my first 3 years, but X is working great. I hope to be one it for YEARS. My onc recently allowed me to switch to a week on, week off and the SEs are already better.

Good luck to you.

Nancy

I jqve been on Xeloda for just about a year now. It is working pretty well for me, keeping liver mets stable





Judie

I have been on Xeloda since Abraxane failed in October 2011 after only 2 cycles.  I am 7 days on 7 days off.  I also do Avastin.  The Avastin likes me and the combination has my TM's dropping so I anticipate I will continue with this regimen - scans of 1/30/2012 show a significant reduction of things overall from the 10/11/2011 scans.  Oh, I have new spots and old spots are gone, lots of reduction and some progression in a couple of areas - taking into consideration the August 'explosion or micro burst' of cells in my abdominal cavity - X is working to bring things under control.

I'm so glad I saw this thread. I was going to start one asking the same question.  I've been on Xeloda for 8 months now and will get scan results this week to see if it's still working.  While I know there is no guarantee, it is so awesome to read that people can be on this for years!  ))

There is a woman on the UK boards I go to who is called the Xeloda Queen. She has been on it for over 5 years (I have it in my head that its 8 1/2 but that seems incredible!)

Soleil -- for me, I saw improvement at the first scans.  Usually we do them every 3 months, but he checked after only 2 when I started....I guess to make sure it was working.  And it was!!! 

Great thread. I'm starting next wk, 4th line chemo for me I have tnbc + mets everywhere including brain mets dx last wk. Having wbrt at the mo + praying xeloda will buy me some time.

Good luck to us all

tina x

39 weeks

I'm in my second month.  One more month to go until my scans.  I have considered asking for scans this month, but if it takes three months to actually work, I may not be giving it a fair chance.

I am feeling more pressure in my liver, I think it may be the xeloda working in there.  Then again, it may be the mets growing.   Not sure what to do.  This is my first actual chemo.  I was on hormones for 9 months.  I'm able to function, work and get around on the xeloda.  This may not be possible on some of the other chemos.  I'm afraid.  If my scans show that there is more cancer progression I may be pulling the plug on the xeloda too soon.  Maybe it would begin to work this week and i'd have signed onto another treatment.  

Does this make any sense? 

Starting XELODA Monday  . Back on this awful journey again . Mets in lungs been on tamox since dx October 2010 . Thought all was doing well than BANG !!!!! . Life blown away tamox let me down .  

Thanks for your reply i will look at the thread . Have you tried Xeloda  ??