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Joined: May 2008 Posts: 551 | Hi NewYorker, I just finished treatment for a Stage IV tumor on my tongue and had both cisplatin and Erbitux. When given in weekly doses, the side effects of cisplatin are not so bad and the biggest problem with Erbitux has been with my skin (acne-like rash and cracking on my fingers and feet). What the cisplatin does though, is make the radiation more effective, so my side effects from the radiation are worse. My treatment team believes that this will give me a higher chance for a cure though, so I think it has been worth it.
Stage IV SCC lt lateral tongue, surgery 5/19/08 (partial gloss/upper neck dissection left side/radial free flap reconstruction) IMRT w/weekly Cisplatin & Erbitux 6/30/08, PEG 1 6/12/08 - out 7/14 (in abdominal wall, not stomach), PEG 2 7/23/08 - out 11/20/08, Tx done 8/18/08
Second SCC tumor, Stage 1, rt mobile tongue, removed 10/18/2016, right neck dissection 12/9/2016
Third SCC tumor, diagnosed, 4/19/2108, rt submandibular mass, HPV-, IMRT w/ weekly Cisplatin, 5/9 - 6/25/2018, PEG 3 5/31/2018
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