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Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 26 | Thanks for the info Paul. Both the Oncologist and the Radiologist were happy to see such a vibrant rash on my face as it's a good indicator for the efficacy of the drug. But for quality of life they sent me next door to the dermatologist who prescribed Keflex-1000mg/day(not as sensitive to radiation or sunlight), Desonide topical creme and some Derma Smoothe for my scalp....what a mess my face is, looks like a pizza...that mask I have to wear for radiation makes it brutal...but, i shouldn't complain as I know it could be a lot worse, just keeping my fingers crossed I can get this rash under control in the next few days. There have been no other noticeable side effects from the Cetuximab so far. They are doing labs everyweek on me and everything is normal except this time my WBC count was slightly elevated to 11.4 but they attributed it to my skin rash.
40 yr old male--very active, ns, rarely drink
T4aN0M0 HPV+
11/21/13--Lesion on back right of tongue, biopsy neg, CT neg
11/25/13--2nd biopsy DX SCC BOT
12/21/13--T4aN0M0 via PET and MRI scans
12/30/13--Begin Cetuximab/Rad Treatment
Treatment currently at Stanford Medical Center
2/14/14--Finished 36 rad treatments
2/18/14--Finished 8 cetuximab infusions-completion of treatment
4/26/2014--MRI showed marked tumor regression
5/27/2014--PET clear
8/18/2014--MRI clear
2/22/2015--MRI clear
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