Has anyone taken the targeted therapy osimertinib (Tagrisso)?

Posted by nursed2075 @nursed2075, Mar 27, 2020

Has anyone taken Osimertinib before?

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shaila1902 | @shaila1902 | Mar 28, 2020

Hi, I have been on Tagresso since Nov 2018. I have lung cancer stage 4 with brain mets.

nursed2075 | @nursed2075 | Mar 28, 2020

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I'm starting today. How is the side effects?

nursed2075 | @nursed2075 | Mar 29, 2020

How is the side effect?

shaila1902 | @shaila1902 | Mar 29, 2020

Quite minimal. Some rash and increased stool frequency for a few days. But it settles down. The platelet count went down but remained within normal levels. How are you feeling?

nursed2075 | @nursed2075 | Mar 29, 2020

Feeling down a bit. Hope this medication works.

nursed2075 | @nursed2075 | Mar 29, 2020

This is day #2.

shaila1902 | @shaila1902 | Mar 30, 2020

Its worked so far for me. No new mets and lung tumours under control. All the trials show good results. And what a blessing that we have a targeted therapy and do not have to get chemo.

2onlow8 | @2onlow8 | Mar 30, 2020

Not sure if this answers your question at all, but I’ve been taking Crizotinib (Xalkori), also a ‘targeted therapy’ for 3 months with remarkable tumor decrease in my stage 4 lungs. Minimal side effects. Best wishes to you on your new journey.