Lapatinib (International Nonproprietary Name), used in the form of lapatinib ditosylate, (United States Adopted Name) (Tykerb/Tyverb, GlaxoSmithKline) is an orally active chemotherapy for breast cancer and other solid tumours. It is a dual tyrosine kinase inhibitor which inte...
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...you taking the Decadron for brain swelling? When I had only Herceptin and Tykerb (I was in a ...or nausea meds.
Decadron did cause me to develop cataracts ...off Herceptin and Tykerb. My...
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...have been on tykerb, herceptin since may...have rash ...hair...dermatologist gave me a hydrocortisone foam for my scalp pain....diarrhea is tolerable by ma...
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Hi Bon! I was on herceptin for one year and discovered the skin problem on my last herceptin on 2/22/2012. So technically ...on herceptin or give me tykerb. I think for people that...
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Hi Kim
I am on tykerb for liver mets...the tykerb, herceptin, faslodex brought my tumor markers down, and my pet scan was better...this was ...perhaps, you might ask about tykerb......
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...next course of tx was to be taken off of arimidex (since i had progression) and then put on xeloda/tykerb.
It is so funny because my oncologist said BC seldom travles to the...
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...as I had to switch therapies due to more bone progression. Now I'm on Tykerb and Herceptin and my bone mets are definitely more noticeable now. Grrrrr-
If I take tylenol or another...
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hi tillybob,
my herceptin was stopped last nov ...retuned to normal since i have been on herceptin for lung mets, my onc have also ask for tykerb which is the other target...
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I was given Herceptin weekly for over three ...and my Onc. took me off Herceptin and put me on Tykerb and Xeloda. At some point, ...Herceptin again. Perhaps after i have taken Xeloda for awhil...
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maybe it's the tykerb because I was on Taxol and Herceptin and had horrible skin problems, rashes that turned into sores and itched and ...calamine lotion which stopped the itching a little. nice t...
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...was prescribed Tykerb for her brain mets and it ...to find out WHY Tykerb was approved with Xeloda. Does Tykerb not work well on brain mets w/o Xeloda? Your thoughts please....
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