How long does it take for Xeloda to work

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Imagine
Imagine Member Posts: 165
edited October 2020 in Stage IV/Metastatic Breast Cancer, Open to All To Contribute

imageI have just finished week 3 of one week on and 3 weeks off. My tumor markers are still rising. I had progression on my last scan 8/24 so I switched from Ibrance to Xeloda. Anyone with experience of tumor marker rising on Xeloda and how long did it take for them to level out or go down. I am a mental mess watching these markers...physically I feel fine other than a few issues with the meds. My Mets are in the pleura area of lung. Here are my numbers. Is it too soon to expect numbers to drop

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  • SandiBeach57
    SandiBeach57 Member Posts: 1,617
    edited October 2020

    Xeloda (capecitabine) started working for me the first cycle. My liver enzymes and Ca 15.3 started to decrease. My liver MRI after 8 weeks showed reduction of multiple liver mets. My latest MRI showed stable of lesions..no progression or regression. Hoping they are dying and TM continue to decrease.

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