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Palbociclib -new side effects from tablets
I have MBC and have been on Palbociclib (Ibrance) and Letrozole for 30 months. I have tolerated it fairly well aside from some fatigue. Last month the Ibrance capsules were replaced by tablets. I have had severe nausea and stomach cramps with dizziness and hot flushing since changing to the tablets. Has anyone else…
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Metastatic cancer
God I’m over feeling the way I do started Letrozole and Palbociclib tablets this morn and have t been sick but god it’s taking toll on body feeling bit buggered ... stomach is full nerves as suffer from anxiety and panic so get feeling of word and scared like u want to b sick then it goes ... is this normal will it get…
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Herceptin, Palbociclib and Letrozole combination
Hi everyone, this is the first time I have posted in this forum, so hello :) I am currently doing 18 weeks of chemo and 3 weekly herceptin treatments, and my scans are showing that the cancers, which are in my liver, lungs, bones and lymph nodes, are reducing quite a lot. So far I am at week 13 of treatment and some days I…
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palbociclib now on pbs as of may 1st
Hi everyone, woo hoo, the government has finally put palbociclib on the pbs as of may 1st 2020 it will become available. I do not know if there are any set criteria for this ie only for those on a first line of treatment as has been the case in the past,. I have tried for several years for this to happen and finally the…
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Fever with Palbociclib
I am not sure whether I should worry about it but at the moment I have a temperature of 38.1°C. I take Palbociclib. I am very hot but I feel very cold. I am also very sleepy.
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Palbociclib
Please excuse my spelling guys, the names of these drugs do my head in! I have a friend who is currently taking this medication as a last attempt at slowing the progression of her metastatic cancer, she has been paying for this drug since the 26th of Feb out of her own pocket - 5k a month...it is now on the pbs from the…
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Ibrance on the PBS
Does anyone know any details about Ibrance (palbociclib) being put on the PBS? Will it be made available only to newly diagnosed women as well, not those that have had prior treatment? Cheers.
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Two steps forward, one step back – news on access to CDKs in second line treatment
Hello everyone, BCNA has an update on access to CDKs as second line treatment. Pfizer have this week advised BCNA about a new capped access program for the CDK inhibitor palbociclib (lbrance) which will be available from October 1, 2018. This means you still have to pay for around 8 months of treatment (at a cost of around…
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Ibrance and PBS
Hi everyone from a lovely winter day of 30 degrees in Alice Springs. Don't worry, it will get down to one degree by the end of the week, I am trying to find out what the very latest is on Ibrance (and related drugs), gaining PBS in Australia. I read recently it was approved for subsidy for some people which is great news,…