PERJETA ITCH!

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amybirnbaum1
amybirnbaum1 Member Posts: 28
edited December 2021 in Chemotherapy - Before, During, and After

Hi all,I am 2 months out from TCHP and i broke out in the same chemo rash on my arms I had during active treatment. Been to dermtologist and she and MO both called in the same topical cream, which does not seem to be helping. Any ideas?? Why would this still be happening?

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  • MinusTwo
    MinusTwo Member Posts: 16,634
    edited December 2021

    Amy - I believe I've seen discussions about this in the Herceptin/Perjeta threads. You might check the search menu.

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  • samlo
    samlo Member Posts: 2
    edited December 2021

    Over 7 years the itch continued to increase in intensity and nothing seemed to help. Finally had a dermatologist who did a skin biopsy and traced it back to Perjeta. In speaking with oncologist, she was ok with getting off of Perjeta and just staying on Herceptin. The half-life of Perjeta is 120 days, so it took about 4 months for it to get out of system but skin is back to normal. Scan more often now, but all is well. Good luck, hope you find relief.

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