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Has anyone had Folfirinox stop working and had to start a new chemo dr
Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: May 10 11:52am | Replies (10)Comment receiving replies
I hadn't heard of that medication, so I googled it. The brand name is Onivyde, and it's a form of irinotecan. It's used in patients whose cancer has spread and who have already had gemcitabine. Onivyde is dosed with 5FU (fluorouracil) and leucovorin. (I don't know how it's administered, but I'm guessing infusion. I assume the 5FU would be administered via the 46-hour take-home pump.) I'm no medical professional, but to me it sounds like a version of Folfirinox minus the oxaliplatin. So I'm curious what the advantage is versus the standard Folfiri (minus the oxali). I'm not a candidate for the drug yet, but I will make a note of it and ask my oncologist. I'm interested to hear what you learn as well. Thanks for mentioning it!
https://www.onivyde.com/en-us/for-patients
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I had 5FU plus irinotecan and oxiplatin though oxiplatin was eliminated after session 8 due to slight ongoing symptoms of neuropathy (which later disappeared). My antigen went down to 6 by the end of session 12. This treatment did not kill soft tissue around my hepatic/celiac artery and so 4.5 months after chemo ended my cancer was trying to come back full fledge. It spread to my liver and abdominal peritonuem. I’m now being treated with the GAC combo with the “C” being cisplatin. I’ve only had about 8 or 9 sessions and I’m feeling great with antigen gown to 24 and hoping/praying to go the distance! I wish you fantastic results!