Gemcitabine (pronunciation: jem-SITE-a-been) is a nucleoside analog used as chemotherapy. It is marketed as Gemzar by Eli Lilly and Company...
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...his November surgery delayed until January due to blood clots and went on gemzar abraxane for just 3 weekly treatments. At the ...of the two months the tumor was not only stil...
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They have been giving my mom decadron I believe during her chemo treatments. She is getting Gemzar 2x a week and she ...appetite. She said she is always hungry!! She came off Folfirinox and that to...
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...Eric,
I am currently on Gemzar for cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer). In
my case it has worked very well.
My experiences with Gemzar isn't bad. It is ...bad experience with gemzar I ...
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...I went in for my cisplatin/gemzar today. Neutrophils still a little ...well getting my premeds and gemzar but about 15 mins into ...stopped the drip and put me on Benadryl and fluid to help...
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...came back fine and his tumor markers went down. He is ...a water pill for the water and an aspirin for his low grade fevers. He took a half hour of Gemzar at the center and he will be taking Xel...
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Hi Tara,
I have been on Gemzar for the past 5 months ...Pancreatic Cancer Stage IV. The Gemzar is a milder chemo than ...go. The main side-effects with Gemzar are fatigue. I have pain...
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My mother starts Gemzar next week as a treatment for the symptoms she's
having from pancreatic cancer (mets to the liver). The oncologist says
it may releave some of the pain. I'd love to hear...
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My first round of Avastin caused my arthritsis pain to worsen plus shoulder pain where I did not have it before. ...a month or so. I am now starting another six rounds but with carbo/gemzar a...
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...answering , I am wondering how the Xeloda pills are working? We are now on the 3rd round of Gemzar/Abrazane and for now it seems ...ct scan looks like the cancer is spreading. I'm not sure how...
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I started Perjeta and gemzar last week. Gemzar is my 7th chemo. None of them have made me nauseated - until ...what I felt like before I got c-diff. The diahrrea was a later symptom, not an earl...
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