Enter your symptoms and find possible causes with MedHelp's new Symptom Search.

Member Comments are provided by individuals and reflect their personal opinions only. Under NO circumstances should you act on any advice or opinion posted in this forum. ALWAYS check with your personal physician before taking any action regarding your health! MedHelp International and our partners, sponsors and affiliates have no obligation to monitor any comments posted on this site, or the content and/or accuracy of such exchanges. MedHelp International does not endorse the views of any user.

Ovarian Cancer Community

Post a Question Back to Forum

Watch this Discussion

Email this

MedHelp Member's Question

Carboplatin vs. Taxol as maintenance chemotherapy

by r_khairy, Jun 10, 2004 12:00AM

Tags: taxol, Chemotherapy, ovarian, Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, abdomen, chest, ovary, pelvis, years, ct scan

My mother, a 45 years old patient, case of CA ovary stage IIIC completed successfuly her first line chemotherapy(Taxol:300mg, Carboplatin:550mg). The CT scan for chest, abdomen and pelvis was free of disease, her CA125 was 6. Her dr decided to give her maintenance chemotherapy (6 additional cycles)and he wants to give her carboplatin.

I want to know if carboplatin is superior to taxol or not as maintenance chemotherapy.

Back to Forum

Continue discussion

Related Communities

Cancer

Ovarian Cysts

Most Viewed Health Pages

TYPES OF CYSTS--SYMPTOMS

Hospital Stay - Open Surgery

Getting through the 1st chemo session – from the ...

Common Ovarian Cancer Acronyms

Popular Groups

Information contained within this site is intended solely for general educational purposes and is not intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice relative to your specific medical condition or question. Always seek the advice of your physician or other health provider for any questions you may have regarding your medical condition. Only your physician can provide specific diagnoses and therapies. By using this site you agree to the following Terms and Conditions.

MedHelp.org subscribes to the HONCode principles of the Health On the Net Foundation. Verify here



	Email this page to a friend Friend's Email: Your Name: Your Email: Message: Enter the code shown: Submitting Send Email



	Leave a Note for Just a note Hugs Thinking of you Thank You Welcome Prayer Feel better Congrats! Happy Thanksgiving Just a quick note to say hi! Add as friend Post It Never Mind 800 character limit exceeded Just a quick note to say hi! You deserve a big bear hug! You're in my thoughts all the time, but especially today. Thank you for everything! Welcome to our community! You are in my thoughts and prayers. Hope you feel better soon! Congratulations! Time for a celebration... Happy Thanksgiving!