Experiences with

Fludarabine, cyclophosphamide and rituximab (FCR)

New data from the German CLL8 trial a few years ago looks at factors that make patients at high risk to fail and progress early after treatment with FCR... Full study... http://www.nature.com/leu/journal/v27/n9/pdf/leu2013190a.pdf

To then be told that I had other lumps beneath my diaphragm and that I will start FCR chemotherapy next week has really frightened me. I, like a lot of others out there no doubt, have no idea what`s coming.

Having gone through the pain of FCR from August to December last year, I am now in remission with normal blood test results. However, I have suffered from recurrent infections, some more debilitating than others, since March.

Best Wishes, Andrew Schorr, dx'ed 4/96, FCR in 2000, remaining in remission with with a second cancer in 2011, myelofibrosis, doing great with expensive little white pill morning and night.

v=rIM6SsUVmxA Is FCR for CLL Treatment Outdated? The Pros and Cons - See more at: http://www.patientpower.info/bio/peter-hillmen-md-phd#sthash.rLwRn62b.dpuf - http://www.youtube.com/watch?

In Canada saying no to chemo is only an option once you have received chemo and failed. Wondering if anyone has words of wisdom to get prepared for chemo, this coming Monday?

been treated with a CD20 monoclonal antibody such as Rituximab/Rituxan/Mabthera, Obinutuzumab/Gazyva or Ofatumumab/Arzerra within the last year, where you may be experiencing Late Onset Neutropenia https://healthunlocked.com/cllsupport/posts/130895083/late-onset-neutropenia-may-be-a-complication-of-fcr

My Oncologist has recommended that I begin treatment in July with FCR. My numbers are 30 WBC and I have enlarged lymph nodes The change is my spleen is slightly enlarged. My only symptom is my fungus affected toes keep getting infected, and I have to take antibiotics.

What are the precautions we should take and for how long after FCR? Have heard of delayed neutropenia and was wondering how long we need to be really careful, we sort of live in a protective bubble now except for work.

I am interested to know what tests people get when they have checkups after FCR treatment? So, for my first checkup, three months after treatment i had CT scan, blood tests and bone marrow biopsy. I believe next checkup in June i'll only have blood test.

CLL/SLL found during prostate cancer surgery at Jan 2009 Now facing therapy because increased lymph size and WBC 17300 and decrease of HGB 11.3 +PLT=84000 ZAP70+ & CD38 FISH 13q -55% & 11q =35% No night sweating or fever Was recommended for light FCR or from other MD Bendamustine

I have gained weight and cannot shift it. I am on Stalevo, Requip and Sinemet CR at night. I have recently developed sciatica. I need to lose weight. I have always been slim, now I am not. I am seriously considering joining Slimming World and was wondering if anyone has managed to lose any weight this

Considering a CT scan is equivalent to 400 X Rays would it make more sense to leave it for further down the line?

Treatment was put off for a week. Any comments and advice please ? Cheers, keepfit 123

I started FCR in March this year and have just had my second treatment. I didn't react too well to the first treatment - only half the Rituximab was given, I was too unwell on day two to continue.

articles.view/articleNo/34848/title/After-Chemo/ Some of the reported research includes long term studies into children given chemotherapy for ALL and in the animal studies, one of the chemo drugs that was found to adversely affect rodents was cyclophosphamide, the "C" in FCR.

So after a few months of watch and wait I finally started chemotherapy (FCR) on 10th April at Wythenshaw Hospital under Dr Nataragan in the Haematology unit.