Nexavar

Hi,

 I would like to get Nexavar for my Mum, Please can anyone tell me how did they go about getting Nexavar, to get it privately it is very expensive.

Any help on how to get Nexavar would be appreciated.

 Thanks

Tahir 

My brother died of liver cancer on 2/1/08. He also had Nexavar in Sept 2007. The drug gave him chest pain and pancreatic inflammation as soon as the oncologist increased the dosage. He had to be hospitalized for days and could never eat raw salad since. So be carefull and follow very closely every dose the patient has to take and observe the reaction. I hope our experience would help. Best wishes and good luck!

I have heard a lot of stories about this drug and how good it is, but very strong. My father has just started taking Nexavar and is in his 3rd week. He is experiencing many of the side effects. His doctors took him off the drug for 4 days and readjusted his nausea meds and put him back on it. The original side effects seem to have subsided, however his fatigue is extreme. He was diagnosed in Oct 2006 with inoperable hepocellular carcinoma. He has gone through 6 chemo embolization treatments and has managed to keep the tumor within his liver. Those treatments were directly into the liver so he never experienced extreme fatigue as most systemic patients do. During his last treatment in Jan 2008 he was told that continued treatments could possibly damage other organs so he was told about the Nexavar drug. We are told the first 4-6 weeks are pure hell with all kinds of side effects. Afterwards the side effects subside and CT scans, etc will determine if the drug is working. While I understand every patient is different can anyone verify this to be true?

On 1/20/2008 MsDale wrote:

Does anyone have good results from using nexavar for primary liver cancer?  I'm not finding life extensions longer than a few months.  My husband was diagnosed in July of 2005.  Internal radiation (y90) was very helpful, but his liver function has declined so that is no longer an option.  So is there any good news out there about using nexavar?