 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Never heard of anyone starting with Carbo and switching to Cis. In fact I haven't heard of any that I remember starting with Carbo period but I'm sure there are some. I know my RO is about to start a trial for HPV+ patients where he is reducing the amount of radiation to 65 gys and using Carbo instead of Cis but that's a trial. Again to confirm he is getting 6 weekly bags of chemo? When you said Big bag I think of that as in the 3 bag treatment not the 6 I think he is getting.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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