I've been on Erbitux for six months and my only side effects have been the rash on my face, chest and back. It is quite common and did calm down after a few weeks. I also endure cracking of my skin---primarily on my fingertips and the heels of my feet but I'm not sure if that's from the Erbitux I still get or an aftereffect of the Cisplatin I got earlier, during radiation.

I started with Erbitux on 28 Feb., two weeks in advance of my radiation/Cisplatin regimen. I get the Erbitux weekly as part of a study at Emory U's Winship Cancer Center (part of a larger SE-regional study)--one of seven in the local group who have signed up form one year's worth of Erbitux.

So far, so good.