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Pemetrexed And Cisplatin

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Dr. Dipanjan Majumder MD

My husband has had cisplatin& pemetrexed (spelling?) chemo. His temperature spiked at 39.4 & has been between 38.3 & 39 for 11 days now. He is in hospital & has lost a stone in weight. His bloods have ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dipanjan Majumder ( Oncologist)
Dr. Robert Galamaga MD

i've been on chemotherapy for 22 months, 6 cycles cisplatin/erbitux and now just erbitux on weekly basis. not til after coming off cisplatin for a few months did my bilirubin levels start flucuating but ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Robert Galamaga ( Hematologist)
Dr. Ivan Romic MD

Is 80mg Cisplatin and 81mg of etoposide a high dose? Given for 5 days by IV in row? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan Romic ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Indranil Ghosh MD

my wife has non small cell cancer for 3 years,has been on chemo with different drugs such as gemcitabine , tarceva ,pemetrexed ,n currently on a clinical trial tablets called BR26 for 6 weeks n now she ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Indranil Ghosh ( Oncologist)
Dr. Albana Sejdini MD

nodes, cisplatin, pelvic external and internal radiation 12 years ago. On no meds and no other health ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Albana Sejdini ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Subhas Pandit MD

treated with cisplatin and pemetrexed the first time. the cancer increased from 2cm to 9cm in 15 days. then he gave him oxaliplatin with pemetrexed. my father coughs like hell. he can t sleep or eat.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Subhas Pandit ( Oncologist)
Dr.    Mohammed Taher Ali MD

My husband is scheduled to begin chemotherapy with Etoposide and cisplatin. I would like to give him milk thistle to protect him from cisplatin induced nephropathy. I know there is not an interaction ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Priya MD

Hi my doughter is 11 years old and doctor just start first dose of cisplatin 105 mg over 6 ... nine.What should we expect from cisplatin and the rest of the therapy ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Priya ( Oncologist)
Dr. Sandesh Gupta MD

Burning sensation on skin on back and back of arms. I am 2 months post cisplatin treatment for throat cancer. Is this nerve damage from cisplatin? Any chance it will improve with time? Going to see my ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sandesh Gupta ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

Hi, My mum is a cancer patient, she is on pemetrexed, a chemo given every 3 week. She is so anemic. Very pale and week. They did once give her two pints of blood. Can you suggest any other supplemens to ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)