Saturday, July 16, 2011

I have a relative with Stage IV colon cancer. Has anyone tried a treatment called Avastin? Did it work

I have a relative with Stage IV colon cancer. Has anyone tried a treatment called Avastin? Did it work? ?
Anything can help. Anyone surviving stage four have some advice for a family member or sufferer?
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Heres some links that hopefully will help.. I'm not sure if its a stage that will actually make your loved one better? or if its a prolong of life.. I'm sorry to say. After a while one has to wonder if the quality of life is there or is it the quanity of life.. thats hard to be a family member coping and watching all of this and feeling so hopefuless.. Best of luck to you and your family!
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This should give you some idea of the benefits we are seeing according to one group of patients studied:http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/112936.php Efficacy of Avastin in patients with metastatic colorectal cancers - a 82% increase in the time patients live without their disease getting worse (7.4 vs 13.5 months) vs chemotherapy alone - a 57% increase in overall survival (17.6 vs. 27.7 months) vs chemotherapy alone confirming that Avastin is the only biologic with proven survival benefit in this patient group - a significant increase in response rate; 60% compared to 37% in patients receiving chemotherapy alone - a 69% increase in the time patients live without their disease getting worse (5.5 vs 9.4 months) vs chemotherapy alone
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My friend was on an Avastin trial. It worked but he had to give it up because of a pulmonary embolism that landed him in hospital for two weeks.

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