Experiences with

Carboplatin

Having reacted to carboplatin and having had 6 rounds of cisplatin, I am to start caelyx next week. So any experience or advice would be useful. I did read up on it a while ago and it seems that some women sail through with few effects while some have severe side effects.

Hi I'm new here I was diagnosed with stage 3 oc 2 weeks before Christmas I had an emergency ileostomy on Christmas Eve I have been on chemo ( carboplatin & paclitaxel ) and I am about to start Avastin so fingers crossed this helps me.

She is suggesting Carboplatin and Caelyx to start whenever I "feel like it". I don't understand. I feel so well with no symptoms. I want to howl and howl and howl. I've done everything I can over the last 2 years to put the cancer behind me and here we are again.

Got diagnosed with oc in January 2015, started Carboplatin and Paclitaxel 4 rounds of chemo then a operation on the 5/5/2015 then another two rounds went into remission then January 2016 a rise in my ca125 so ct scan and started another six rounds of chemo again carboplatin and calyx a liposomal doxorubicin

Carboplatin Paclitaxel Any tips to get through it? Really worried. Sarah

I am on a clinical trial - 3 sessions taxol/carboplatin/avastin, debulkment surgery, 3 more chemo sessions and then 18 doses of avastin - all at 3 week intervals. I am currently 10 weeks into the 18 doses of avastin.

Following 6 sessions of Carboplatin and Taxol, my CA 125 dropped from 629.8 to 11.2. Debulking in 2 weeks and thereafter my oncologist says I will not need further chemo unless the cancer returns.

However, I stated 2nd Chemo of Gemcarbo/ Carboplatin which lasted all of 2 sessions because it wasn't working, the jolly old CA 125 skyrocketed.

Hi I am starting 6 cycles of carboplatin next week and it will go on until September . Just wondering how long it will take to recover?

Fyi, she had debulking with hipec, followed by six cycles of IV chemo (carboplatin and paclitaxel) together with intra peritoneal chemo (paclitaxel). In retrospect, appears it wasn't a bad idea after all to expose her to such hard and harsh regimen of treatment.

It's 6 cycles of carboplatin only so once every 3 weeks but weekly bloods. My question is with regards to removal of the devise. I woukd like to have it removed when finished as I don't need the constant reminder nor do I plan to have a recurrence😂.

She is starting chemo on Thurs and the plan is 3 rounds of chemo (carboplatin and Taxol) then possible surgery followed by 3 more rounds of chemo. We've been told the scan after the first 3 rounds will determine whether surgery is possible.

I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer 3 c in January 2015, had three cycles of carboplatin/ Cyclophosphane, surgery, then again four cycles of carboplatin/ Cyclophosphane. Finished my treatment in June 2015 and feeling fine.

Was told they can't operate (had debulking surgery last year) but starting a different sort of chemo called liposomal doxorubicin I was on carboplatin and paclitaxel last year which I finished at Christmas. Has anyone else had this.

Finished Carboplatin in December felt good for 3 months but now it's back. Started Caelyx last Friday does anybody know how long it takes to start working? Thanks 

The onc offered participation in a trial which combines docetaxel with carboplatin and sirolimus or the standard of care cabazitaxel.

[T3] Phase II Trial of Everolimus, Carboplatin, and Prednisone in Metastatic CRPC. "The addition of the mTOR inhibitor everolimus to carboplatin demonstrated minimal clinical efficacy" [T4] Phase I Trial of Ridaforolimus + MK-2206 "No patients with prostate cancer responded" Only 8 PCa cases.

She had 9 cycles of weekly Taxol/carboplatin chemo, then a very long debulking operation in November, then 7 more cycles of chemo, finishing in February. After this her CA125 was right down and scans came back clear.

I had the usual 6 months of carboplatin and taxol and was pronounced disease free at the end of treatment and up to Mar of this year when I was told that a CT scan showed my periaortic lymph nodes were swollen.

Just got home from having blood tests for my 5th chemo tomorrow and the Oncology Dr has said I'd have after my 6th chemo I will have a further 12 cycles of Avastin every 3 weeks...currently having Paclitaxel, Carboplatin and Avastin - I was diagnosed 3C at Christmas.