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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Breast Cancer / November 2007Genentec
Pill form Xeloda continues to be tolerable for my wife, although her feet do get very red, tender and peeling - especially toward the end of her 2-week cycle (dropped from 6 to 4 pills/day). I wish there was something more effective than salves we could do to help. I notice that Genentec's third quarter profits just hit US$652 million, or about $US2.6 billion/year, largely from Avastin, for which they charge about US$ 3500 per dose here in the US. Steve J Just recouping their research and development (tongue in cheek) > Pill form Xeloda continues to be tolerable for my wife, although her feet > do get very red, tender and peeling - especially toward the end of her [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Steve J Steve, My wife was on Herceptin for four years and has been on Xeloda for the last two. She had the same syptoms and we reduce her dosage from 4 pills to 3 (2000 - 1500mg, I think). They drug has still been effective and her symtoms have been much better, Mark > Pill form Xeloda continues to be tolerable for my wife, although her feet > do get very red, tender and peeling - especially toward the end of her [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Steve J Thank you. My wife's dose was reduced from 3 to 2 because of foot problems not much worse than she is now experience, after 6 cycles. Feet feverish at night (I made some ice pack sandals). Tried cold soaks but no help. Now has a hard time being on her feet for more than short time. Disappointing as this is the week off. Very red, swollen with toes painful to the mere touch. Much peeling. Uses topical vitamin E oil along with other emollients. I worry about reducing the dose more. I have found not much else that she/we can do. She's already been on Faslodex, Taxol/Avastin and, briefly, Gemzar. It looks like some women use Tykerb with Xeloda...??? 14 months since recurrence. Onc Monday. We'll see. Steve J > Steve, > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >> >> Steve J |
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