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psc · 05-08-2009, 01:33 PM

My mother completed six cycles of weekly paclitaxel in Feb 09 and has been on Tykerb for almost a year now. Lately she has been complaining of drowsiness and weakness in her left leg. We got the brain MRI done - it shows multiple mets. Her oncologist said that radiation will not be an option since she has already taken radiation last year in July. He said we could give her Cisplatin infusion for 4 days in a row. This may help. We are very worried and dont know what to do.
1) Is it true that you cannot repeat radiation if you already had that before
2) Is Cisplatin recommended for brain mets, has anyone tried that.
Please share your experiences. Are there any other treatment options?
Please help,
thanks a lot,
psc
Dx Mom, Stage IV, ER- PR-, HER2+

05-08-2009, 01:33 PM	#1
psc Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 5	Cisplatin for brain mets My mother completed six cycles of weekly paclitaxel in Feb 09 and has been on Tykerb for almost a year now. Lately she has been complaining of drowsiness and weakness in her left leg. We got the brain MRI done - it shows multiple mets. Her oncologist said that radiation will not be an option since she has already taken radiation last year in July. He said we could give her Cisplatin infusion for 4 days in a row. This may help. We are very worried and dont know what to do. 1) Is it true that you cannot repeat radiation if you already had that before 2) Is Cisplatin recommended for brain mets, has anyone tried that. Please share your experiences. Are there any other treatment options? Please help, thanks a lot, psc Dx Mom, Stage IV, ER- PR-, HER2+