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Who else has had Gem-Abraxane chemo regimen and for how long?
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My husband has been on Gemcitabine and Abraxane, first with a trial drug and since August without it - for 2 and half years and he is Stage 4 metastasized. Keep your hope alive!
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thank you @gracect for posting that. My husband just started that combination a couple months ago, also stage 4 metastasized. It gives me hope to hear of your husband. He'll have his first scan on the 30th since starting this regimen to see what is happening, but his CA19-9 numbers have gone down to the lowest they've been in a year (still over 300... but they started at over 39000, so definitely better!).
I’m on Gemzar/Abraxane every other week. Yesterday the oncologist was weighing the merits of staying on that schedule, where I have time in between for days when I feel good and have energy versus a more aggressive schedule of 2 or 3 in a row. We both opted for the status quo, he so that there’s not a possible interruption to chemo if my numbers drop due to a tighter schedule and so that I have more high energy days, and I for the same energy reasons and because right now the tumors are stable.
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Thank you for sharing!