Blogs about: Gemcitabine
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I'm getting accustomed to this
And that might not be such a good idea. One week off between chemo infusions is one thing but two weeks off may be something entirely different. Mostly I’m afraid my body will de-acclimate from the … more →
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Emerging Therapies in Pancreatic Cancer Show Promise
AACR Communications Staff wrote 3 weeks ago: PHILADELPHIA – Pancreatic cancer remains one of the deadliest and hardest to treat cancers. Af … more →
Dad's Journey, continued.
aimgrrrl wrote 1 month ago: After my long hiatus, I’m going to try to catch you all up on what’s been going on. Defi … more →
Alternative regimens offer easier course for advanced NSCLC
smnewsletters wrote 4 months ago: A new study from Norway suggests a treatment alternative to avoid gemcitabine toxicity in NSCLC. A d … more →
2009 ASCO Annual Meeting Highlights: Ovarian Cancer & Select General Issues
Paul Cacciatore wrote 5 months ago: The 2009 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting was held in Orlando, Florida fr … more →
Pancreatic Cancer: Bringing Down the Barrier
drnyssa wrote 6 months ago: Cancer treatments commonly use one or more of the following methods: chemotherapy, radiation therapy … more →
I'm getting accustomed to this
Michael wrote 6 months ago: And that might not be such a good idea. One week off between chemo infusions is one thing but two w … more →
It would be easier if...
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Michael wrote 8 months ago: Today was infusion day and I received my week’s ration of Gemcitabine or as we know it Gemzar. Some … more →
Today's Visit with the Oncologist
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purplefish001 wrote 8 months ago: Let me start by saying that apparently people are reading this blog. For those of you that are tryin … more →
Sometimes More Is Less: Evaluation of Experimental Platinum-Based Treatment Regimens in Advanced-Stage Ovarian Cancer; A Phase III Trial of the Gynecologic Cancer InterGroup
Paul Cacciatore wrote 9 months ago: “… Compared with standard paclitaxel and carboplatin, addition of a third cytotoxic agen … more →
Nab-Paclitaxel Added To Gemcitabine And Epirubicin Shows Potential As Neoadjuvant Treatment For Early Breast Cancer
healtherm2 wrote 11 months ago: SAN ANTONIO – NabTM-paclitaxel (Abraxane), used in tandem with gemcitabine and epirubicin, is … more →
When will I know...
Michael wrote 11 months ago: Marvina and I had a very difficult discussion last night. It was particularly hard for her. She … more →
First-Line Chemotherapy for Her-2 Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer
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bmirtsching wrote 11 months ago: Paclitaxel (Taxol) chemotherapy in combination with Bevacizumab (Avastin) has become a standard trea … more →
This just in...
Michael wrote 11 months ago: It’s late afternoon and my Oncologist just called with the test results. The bone scan was no … more →
Non-Platinum Topotecan Drug Combination Therapy Provides No Survival Advantage Over Topotecan Monotherapy
Paul Cacciatore wrote 1 year ago: “In women with recurrent ovarian cancer, treatment with topotecan along with etoposide or gemc … more →
research / clinical trials
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whipplelife wrote 1 year ago: Research is ongoing about how to treat pancreatic cancer and different approaches are taken at vario … more →
Phase II trial of pemetrexed and gemcitabine in chemotherapy-naive malignant pleural mesothelioma
Mike wrote 1 year ago: PURPOSE: Pemetrexed and gemcitabine have single-agent activity in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MP … more →
Neoadjuvant Breast Cancer Chemotherapy NSABP B-40 Study Open at CORT
bmirtsching wrote 2 years ago: The NSABP (National Surgical Adjuvant Breast Project) B-40 Study of new drug combinations, sequence, … more →
