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Has anyone taken the targeted therapy osimertinib (Tagrisso)?

Lung Cancer | Last Active: Jun 16 6:00pm | Replies (139)
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@jwittig1955

I have been on Tagrisso since October of 2022. Minor side effects such as fingernails are brittle, break or splinter. I recommend liquid bandage from Walgreens; works very well. The second is diarrhea which is easily taken care of with IMODIUM once a day or every other day.

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Matthew K | @flusshund | May 12, 2023

I've been on Tagrisso since January 2021. No cancer recurrence and my ejection fraction has increased as I've lost weight and walk farther every day. Yes, my nails split, but I take 5 mg of Biotin daily and rub Vitamin E oil into my nails which has helped a lot. I can't comment on GI issues, because I have others that are likely contributing. Still working on figuring all that out.

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