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My husband, who has dealt with Parkinson's seven years, has been diagnosed with stage 3 NO...
with the oncologist planning to use oxaliplatin ... and leucovorin with 5FU. ... We are concerned about the oxaliplatin
Support Group: Parkinson's Disease
Posted: May 29 3:33pm
@bradthompson88 , @wpprescott would not be able to do any other SOC cancer treatment simultaneously with...
get into the right trial, the same 5 ... I will get it with Leucovorin and 5- ... FU (ingredients also in Folfirinox), ... but without the Oxaliplatin. ... platins in general, and skipping the Oxaliplatin
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Posted: 4 days ago
24607 - it’s a phase 3. The researcher has choice of chemo drugs (from a list):...
Drug: Liposomal irinotecan Drug: 5- ... fluorouracil Drug: leucovorin Drug ... : Oxaliplatin From clinical notes ... and maybe they could mix in the 5- ... FU was going to be the alternative,
@korij3 - I hear how stressful this moment is for you, and it’s completely understandable to...
, followed by 12 rounds of FOLFOX (5- ... fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin ... (May 2025) came back positive at 0.5 ... show a lung nodule that grew from 5– ... FU, leucovorin, irinotecan), or adding
So what happened? Was it Oxaliplatin or 5FU? My husband is on FOLFOX (leucovorin, oxaliplatin, 5FU)...
Was it Oxaliplatin or 5FU? ... My husband is on FOLFOX (leucovorin, ... oxaliplatin, 5FU) with nivolumab.
Support Group: Colorectal Cancer
Posted: Jan 6 11:16pm
I had a Whipple in 2012 with 11 of 22 lymph nodes positive, portal vein resection...
The next six cycles were 5-FU+Leucovorin ... resting cycles to lessen neuropathy from Oxaliplatin ... FU). ... The efficacy of 5-FU was slowing. ... work or took a break from chemo in 3.5
I was the patient that did 24 cycles of the original version of Folfirinox used from...
I also did 22 cycles of 5-FU/Leucovorin ... of peripheral neuropathy from the oxaliplatin ... I’ve exceeded 11.5 years and just had
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Posted: Jan 23, 2024
I had posted this on another discussion (Colon then liver??), so I copied it here for...
do blood work, if OK, get an IV of 5% ... infused over a 2 hour period – mine was oxaliplatin ... and leucovorin concurrently, when that ... infusion device with fluorouracil (5- ... FU) for a 22 hour infusion and when
Support Group: Colorectal Cancer
Posted: Aug 9, 2023
I have frequent CT, MRI scans and ctDNA blood surveillance has been done since I entered...
FU/Leucovorin as resting cycles. ... Despite only getting 5-FU, I continued ... I had such a good response on 5-FU alone ... and it is known to respond well to oxaliplatin ... concerned with quality of life and why the oxaliplatin
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Posted: Jun 24, 2023
The trend in my ctDNA results has been consistent in not showing the presence of tumor...
am still on the medication over 8.5 ... With respect to the use of oxaliplatin ... when I was on “resting cycles” of 5- ... FU with Leucovorin.
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Posted: Apr 27, 2023
FOLFIRINOX is a first-line regimen of 4 components. FOL = Folinic Acid which is a reduced...
F = 5-Fluorouricil. ... OX =Oxaliplatin also known as Eloxatin ... FU and Leucovorin. ... The irinotecan and oxaliplatin are removed ... The alternate cycles of 5-FU/Leucovorin
Sounds like a good decision going to DFCI as it is an NCI designated center of...
FOL) also going by the product name Leucovorin ... F= Fluorouricil (5-FU) which interrupts ... OX=Oxaliplatin is known as an alkylating
During chemotherapy I exercised to stimulate circulation in the hands and feet. The infusion with oxaliplatin...
The infusion with oxaliplatin can be ... peripheral neuropathy is well known from oxaliplatin ... FU/Leucovorin as resting cycles to allow ... They credit the amount of oxaliplatin ... After 2.5 years, I began noticing it
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Posted: Mar 17 10:19am
My experience from a timing was similar - some time (15 min) to review symptoms and...
entry/flush/steroid followed by the leucovorin ... , then the oxaliplatin and last the ... 5FU. ... Once confident that the 5FU infusion ... an infusion room with capacity of 5
Support Group: Colorectal Cancer
Posted: May 27, 2024
As a colon cancer survivor, let me relate my journey with dealing with it. Everyone's experience...
cycles I had to drop the OX (a.k.a. oxaliplatin ... ), but stayed on the 5FU - delivered ... kicker of some steroid, along with Leucovorin ... , then they follow with ~ 2 hrs of oxaliplatin ... start a 44-46 hour infusion of the 5FU
Support Group: Colorectal Cancer
Posted: Jan 19, 2024
Each chemo protocol varies in how it is administered. Of the two first-line treatments, Folfirinox which...
70 years old is a 14 day cycle with oxaliplatin ... , Leucovorin and Irinotecan administered ... getting a portable pump to infuse 5- ... Fluorouricil (5-FU) over 46 hours.
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Posted: Dec 23, 2023
Folfirinox is the current “gold standard” in first-line treatment for pancreatic cancer. The pump that is...
taken home does a slow infusion of 5- ... Fluorouricil (5-FU) over 46 hours. ... FU. ... The side effects of Oxaliplatin are ... FU/Leucovorin to allow my body to recover
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Posted: Aug 29, 2023
My CA19-9 prior to my distal pancreatectomy w/splenectomy in Jan/2023 was 195. I was diagnosed at...
I just completed round 5 of chemo (5FU ... /Oxaliplatin/Irinotecan/Leucovorin) ... I am currently at 3.5 so it’s been gradually ... ago to 2.0 two weeks ago, now to 3.5.
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Posted: Jul 15, 2023
I had the original formulation of Folfirinox that was 20% higher concentration than (m)Folfirinox in use...
six with alternating groups of just 5- ... FU/Leucovorin to lessen the cumulative ... effects of neuropathy from oxaliplatin
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Posted: Jul 8, 2023