← Return to Ovarian carcinoma: Continue with Zejula (Niraparib) or not?

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@colleenyoung

@bendeb, according to Zejula's website:
"ZEJULA may cause serious side effects, including "bone marrow problems called Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) or a type of blood cancer called Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). Some people who have ovarian cancer and who have received previous treatment with chemotherapy or certain other medicines for their cancer have developed MDS or AML during treatment with ZEJULA." https://zejula.com/side-effects/#:~:text=Bone%20marrow%20problems%20called%20Myelodysplastic,AML%20during%20treatment%20with%20ZEJULA.

I believe members like @dorota52 @riteofscot @jbickler @sallyr have experience with Zejula (niraparib) as maintenance therapy and may have been on it for longer than 3 years.

Has your doctor noticed changes that put you at higher risk for developing a blood cancer? What treatment alternative is being suggested for you?

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My doctor from MA was adamant that I stop after 3 Yrs.
The Dr who prescribed it, has left the practice. I have not been prescribed anything to replace it.

JoAnn Bickler, I will be on Zejula 2 years this January 2024 and my oncologist is stopping it for that reason…
Thx!!