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Paclitaxol and neuropathy - decision to stop
Hi there, What are people’s experience with weekly taxol treatment and neuropathy? I’m currently having weekly taxol + Herceptin for a recurrence of HER2+ BC. I’ve manage to do 8 taxol infusio...
Hi @ScotinAus, I had a 30% dose reduction after round 8 because of severe persistent mouth ulcers and some neuropathy in my fingertips. I also had a 2 week break. My oncologist told me they were happy to get me to round 8 at full dose, and if my mouth ulcers came back they'd more than likely stop the treatment. The dose reduction worked for me and I managed to finish all 12 sessions, I don't think I would have been able to without the reduction.
A discussion with your oncologist is definitely the best course of action.
A discussion with your oncologist is definitely the best course of action.