HER2 Support Group Forums - View Single Post - Gemzar

Delaney · 09-08-2011, 01:06 PM

Hi Laurie,
I've been on gemzar since March and it worked wonderfully on every area except one skin lesion on my chest which I had removed last week. I am on just herceptin/tyverb and zometa for now and will do scans in 8 weeks. I found gemzar very tolerable, a red face the day after infusion but that went away after a day or two, some nausea but the meds controlled it. I hope it works for you.

09-08-2011, 01:06 PM	#2
Delaney Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ireland Posts: 271	Re: Gemzar - side effects and response rates? Hi Laurie, I've been on gemzar since March and it worked wonderfully on every area except one skin lesion on my chest which I had removed last week. I am on just herceptin/tyverb and zometa for now and will do scans in 8 weeks. I found gemzar very tolerable, a red face the day after infusion but that went away after a day or two, some nausea but the meds controlled it. I hope it works for you. __________________ Delaney, dx 2008 lumpectomy,mastectomy,a/c,paxitaxol, tyverb 1 yr. dx 2010 mets lymph nodes, skin, lung. start taxotere/herceptin. Stopped taxtere/herceptin, now on tyverb/xeloda. Lung mets shrinking. Back on Herceptin with T/X. Partial response. Skin mets progressing. Radiation scheduled mid february 2011. Spot found on hip - radiation to hip beginning mid February 2011. Now trying Gemzar/Tyverb/Herceptin and Zometa. CT scan Feb 2011 - lung clear! Brain mets (specks) - radiation mid Feb. Brain Scan June'11 - Clear CT Scan June'11 - Good - skin met active - watch and wait. Surgery to remove skin met. Surgery to back 2012, four titanium rods inserted. Skin mets reappear. On Navelbine, not working. 4 week washout, start Myocet for skin and lung mets August 2012. Brain scan clear despte intermittent blurry vision (something hiding? Am suspicious but hopeful. )On we go, glad to be here.