is there any other tretmants out there

[ehr]

been thru the original taxol carbo in early 2003 then consolidation taxol weekly also in 2003. a 2 year remision and then a recurrence in late 2005. at that point doxil/carbo for 4 then doxil every 3 weeks for the next year. by Jan 2007 a rapidly rising CA125 but no significant PetCT activity led us to believe the doxil was not longer effective, trying it with carbo led to an allergic reaction and stopped. Now we tried Gemzar 4 cycles every 10 days. CA125 continues to rise and a new PetCt has now shown a few small noduls in the abdomen pelvis area. Nothing large, but active (less than 1cm x.5cm) and needs to be treated before symptoms catch up with the activity. We are thinking about going back to taxol which hasnt been taken since late 2003 and team it up with gleevec in a new trial. anyone hear about this or have any suggestions that have been not considered

[Helmar]

Hello... I've had geat success with Taxotere/Carboplatin, and it's not as harsh as Taxol/Cisplatin. Gemzar didn't work for me, but Doxil did. You could probably go back to Taxol/Carbo now though, as it will work if you have been off it for some months. There are many drugs still out there, but it's a case of finding one that will do the job for you. A lot of this is 'trial and error'... and I've had some errors, hence the CA.125 of 7500. I never want it to reach there again. Phew.... it takes too much to get it down again.
Wishing you all the best, and hope you can find the right treatment.
Hugs...Helmar..

[freshair]

I haven't heard of the trial. I was on a weekly low dose taxol for 4 months. It kept it in check and then I became resistant to it. It was the easiest chemo that I have been on. Good luck with the new protocol. I was on the Gemzar. That stuff was bad.