Tag Archives: Stivarga

Meet my new friend, Herb.

Posted on February 21, 2016 by Alan

Yeah. More on that in a minute. Two weeks ago I went to the oncologist to review my CT and recent blood work, following three months on Stivarga.  While the drug was helpful in terms of mitigating much of the … Continue reading →

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Sometimes, nothing is something.

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Alan

I’ve slayed some pretty impressive dragons over the past few years.  I’ve stood up and stared some rather ugly monsters square in the eye.  I’ve beaten odds, overcome hurdles and have generally been rather damn impressive. Know what intimidates me? … Continue reading →

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Regorafenib-Stivarga Update

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Alan

OK, seriously, where do they get these names? I totally get the idea of some brand names, as this article from Pharmacy Times points out.  Ambien, Lunesta, even Viagra, all make sense, on some level. But what image am I … Continue reading →

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It really IS all about the parking.

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Alan

Here we are, several treatments, scans, tests and appointments later and, unfortunately, the cancer continues to grow.  Both the CT and tumor markers show increased cancer activity.  All tumors seen in the previous two scans have increased in size. There … Continue reading →

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