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What Is The Chances Of Living After 6 Sets Of Chemotherapy?
I have 4 stage lung cancer and it's in my bones and a big mass in my chest and also have three turmor a in the brain the doc said after 6 sets of chemo iam done with chemo he won't do ration anymore iam finishing my 6 set now so what do I expect now just to wait to die
Mon, 19 May 2014
Since you have finished 6 sets of chemotherapy now we have to see what your response is to chemotherapy by doing CT scan of chest with upper abdomen, Bone Scan and MRI brain.
If u have a good response or stable disease and if ur EGFR mutation test report is positive then now u can be put to maintenance oral chemotherapy tablets called erlotinib.
Side effects of erlotinib are diarrhea and rash.
Since u are in stage 4 of your disease the intent of treatment is palliation and improving quality of life and not cure.
Regards
DR De.
If u have a good response or stable disease and if ur EGFR mutation test report is positive then now u can be put to maintenance oral chemotherapy tablets called erlotinib.
Side effects of erlotinib are diarrhea and rash.
Since u are in stage 4 of your disease the intent of treatment is palliation and improving quality of life and not cure.
Regards
DR De.
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