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How long will Avastin keep ovarian cancer at bay?

Gynecologic Cancers | Last Active: Apr 22 7:36pm | Replies (11)

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@jo72

That’s the recently learned reality that I’m now trying to deal with. I’m trying to join our women’s cancer support group here to get more support but here in my rural area, besides not the best medical care, that’s been pretty much a bust as well.

Hope is a good thing. Even if not realized, it’s so much better for us than the alternative don’t you think?

I guess when Avastin stops working, there are 5 other chemo drugs they can try. I understand they have a far smaller chance of success. Can I ask if you’ve gone through that type of chemo treatment after your original?

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I have endometrial cancer, so I haven't tried the other ovarian cancer drugs (other than carboplatin+taxol). They do keep approving new ones. There's a new "antibody -drug conjugate" that was recently approved for ovarian cancer, and they're running trials on it for endometrial.

The longer the Avastin keeps working for you, the more options may show up.