If you are still going the route of Erbitux the side effects can vary. Most people including myself had a lot of skin issues. Really dry skin and some pretty bad rashes. The rash was all over the body and was very uncomfortable. I was prescribed some gels and stuff that helped some. Also I had issues with my fingertips and toes. They would get really sensitive and cut open easily. I ended up using the liquid bandage stuff so that I could still use my fingers to grab stuff. Other than that, I didn't really have any more side effects. I am sure that there are some other people with different effects than me.
I would look into Opdivo. I am hoping to start that soon. Still waiting on approval.

Dear Jeff,

Thank you for your reply. I will certainly keep your advice in mind. Yes, we are going ahead with Erbitux. I'm sorry that you had to go through a lot of skin related side effects.

Best wishes,
Ruchi

Hi Ruchi,

I wish your dad well on his treatment plan. I think in general if cancer has metastasized in a distant area, the general prognosis is not so good. In that the docs generally won't state there is a cure. So if not curable but treatable, it falls with the palliative label. I'm sure no doctor but that is the impression I get of the use of the terms curable and palliative.