What are Erbitux (Cituximab) Chemotherapies? List from Cancer Survivors
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Erbitux (Cituximab) Chemotherapy Chemotherapies
What Erbitux (Cituximab) Chemotherapy Cancer Survivors said about their Chemotherapies.
April 9, 2012 (Only made it through 4 treatments as it made me incredibly sick.)
two 6 month bouts...one 2004 to 2005. next March 2007 to Sept. 2007
Nueropathy, memory loss, balance issues, joint and muscle pain
Pre-surgery: Xeloda, oral chemo 28 days // Post-surgery: Folfox, infused through port in clinic, followed by 2 days of home infusion pump // Avastin also added // Folfiri for another 12 treatments started in May 2011 // back to Folfox for 3 mos// now to Irinotecan and Erbitux March 2012 / Xeloda June 2012 // Stivarga Dec 2012
Cetuximab - Brand name: Erbitux - April 1, 2010 - so far just really really tired. I was told later a rash and other stuff could happen. ( 5/1/10 - rash did appear including itching. Scalp was the worst. Lying down felt like pins sticking my head. I was told if not rash, med is not working. After they know it was working, I got med to help the rash and itch.)
12 total Erbitux sessions, once weekly, January 13 - March 31, 2011. Increasing fatigue and, ironically, insomnia following each session. From mid February through the end of treatments, somehow the Radiation/Erbitux mix seemed to spawn clusters of migraines.
Cisplatin ....nausea and fatigue
11 treatments ended about 11/07/2011
Begin Erbitux treatments February 13 2012 and finished on May 2nd.
Erbitux (cetuximab), loading dose 25 Jan, caused mild temp and nausea, then no similar effects during the 8-week course of treatment. Significant skin effects (acne, painful splitting of skin on fingertips, toes, and heels). No real nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea caused by the Erbitux.
Completed May 15, 2012
My mum went through a number of drugs to treat the cancer which kept on returning almost every single year from 2008-2011: Avasatin, Xeloda, Folfox, Folfiri, Erbitux. The side-effects are almost always similar: nausea, tiredness, vomiting, loss of appetite, mouth and throat sores. The first day after chemo she never manages to sleep well.
3 treatments. Cisplatin at first but had terrible digestive side effects so used erbitux for last 2 treatments
Cituximab Loading dose March 13th, High fever and severe headache. Second of 8 treatments March 21st. Only side effect was severe heartburn.
Alt Folfiri/Folfox 2010/Feb through 2010/June
Folfiri/Erbitux started 2011/March
Changed to Folfox/Avastin 2011/Oct
Clinical trials 2012/Sept
First treatment on 8-16-12 of FOLFOX
Avastin begins 8-30 with second treatment
Side effects: mouth soreness, sensitivity to cold
RCHOP - 6 sessions May - October 2011
Metaxtrate - 3 sessions on my brain May - October 2011
R- ICE - 3 sessions Feb 2012
Mini Beam -2 sessions December 2012 and January 2013
R- GDP -3 sessions March - April 2012
Side effects - My hair fell out 100% not one hair left. Completely bald! A feeling of sickness twenty four hours a day without actually getting physically sick. Tiredness and becoming neutropenic regularly.
Start with erbitux on Nov 12th and follow with weekly doses every Monday for a total of 8 weeks
Jan 21- vomit, headaches, fatigue, lack of sleep, sore throat, cold sores, dry mouth, weak, pain, dry skin, headaches
Begin weekly Erbitux 9/10/13, Cisplatin/5FU 5/14, CarboTaxol 7/15
Started weekly induction chemo on 9/5/13 with carboplatin and paclitaxel- soreness in mouth, slight nausea, dry skin (severe itching), acid reflux.
Started chemo-radiation on 11/4/13 using cisplatin. Received 5 weekly cisplatin treatments until wbc count was too low.
second form of chemo 3 more weeks, no side effects
Erbitux, once a week for 7 weeks, starting in August. Initially, severe tongue sensitivity (at one point even water was like battery acid). For most of the treatment time, daily nausea and and severe acid reflux with occasional vomiting. As of today: chemotherapy induced neuropathy of the right leg causing the inability to lift my toes or my ankle (currently wearing a brace), but expect this to improve; whatever contribution Erbitux has towards complete dry mouth and lact of taste.
Protocol #1: First of 3-21 day cycles of 5-FU, Cisplatin and Docetaxel started 10/7/13 - around the 2 or 3 week started losing hair and experiencing nausea, fatigue, weight loss, etc; Protocol #2: Eribtux and concurrent radiation for 6 weeks started ~12/10/13 - neuropathy in feetbegan a few months after treatment stopped and is still ongoing.
Began Erbitux November, once a week. Skipped December, resumed chemo January, I go weekly.
Erbitux (Cetuximab) taken, due to success with HPV-16 related cancers. 7 infusion sessions, starting one week before radiation commencement. First session gave me the worst headache of my life, terrible chills, fever, nausea (but only brief vomiting) and profound weakness. Started about 7 hours after treatment. Subsequent sessions have had less impact; primary complaint being weakness and fatigue. Blistering rash encompassing head, neck, shoulders, chest and back. Very itchy and painful. Appeared by second week of treatment. Now in 4th week, the pustules have subsided somewhat, but lotions are essential to keep the skin peeling controlled.
Erbitux. Loss of hair, lesions on my hands, scab around my neck, vomiting, etc.
ABVD Six months
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