 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Hi Chris,
I had Cisplatin and radiation and I too have hep C. They monitored my liver function very carefully and it had no effect on it. Cisplatin is a highly toxic drug but it can extend the survival odds as much as 13-16%, IMHO, well worth the risk.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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