Taxol every two weeks?

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Wyomingdebi
Wyomingdebi Member Posts: 1
edited June 2014 in Chemotherapy - Before, During, and After

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?

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  • SelenaWolf
    SelenaWolf Member Posts: 1,724
    edited May 2013

    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.

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  • lostinmo
    lostinmo Member Posts: 922
    edited May 2013

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

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  • Lauralind5
    Lauralind5 Member Posts: 220
    edited May 2013

    I am starting the same as Selena next week.

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  • SheilaB330
    SheilaB330 Member Posts: 73
    edited September 2013

    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!

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  • AlishaCatherine
    AlishaCatherine Member Posts: 56
    edited September 2013

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

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