We are struggling with the whole Avastin/CPT-11 thing. Our insurance wont pay and I am spending my house. We just had the first dose last Monday. Mild side effects so far. I just looked at the schedule for this treatment and the Doc has scheduled Both drugs on the first and third week and then CPT-11 by itself in the second and fourth weeks.
Everything I have seen has Both every other week. Has anyone heard of this? If you are being treated with this combination please let me know what your protocol is. By adding CPT-11 in the 2nd and 4th weeks my cost has gone up $10,000 every six weeks.
I have a call in to Duke. The only trial listed on the Duke web site is to assess MRI with Avastin/CPT-11. It lists the protocol as every other week.
Bob