On 3/14/2008 Jackied wrote:
The side effects of Avastin can be quite serious. My wife completed two cycles of treatment using Avastin and taxol. It was not efective, her CA125 went up. She also has used 5 different chemo drugs without success. Not sure where we go from here, I guess clinical trials is our only option
Hi Judy, this is my first time on here. I was diagnosed with stage 3c ovarian cancer on Nov.1, 2007. I had a complete hysterectomy and debulking. I started chemo the day after Christmas. On my 2nd round I also started the clinical trial with Avastin. I'm not supposed to know if I am recieving it or a placebo, but am sure I have got the Avastin. One of the side effects is runny/stuffy nose and possible nose bleeds. I had a nose bleed last week. Fortunately I have had no bad side effects from it. I will be on the trial for many more months. My latest CT scan showed there is still a 1cm spot on liver. Keeping as positive as I can. I wanted to look into a message board so that I can start talking to others who understand. My family loves and supports me, but they do not want to talk about it. Hope I have been some help. Dorothy