Join Now
Erlotinib belongs to the group of medicines called antineoplastics. It is used to treat non-small cell lung cancer after the failure of other chemotherapy treatment. It is also used together with another medicine called gemcitabine (e.g., Gemzar®) to treat cancer of the pancreas .
This medicine is availabl... continue
More Information About Tarceva
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Lung Cancer | 19 |
47% |
| Pancreatic Cancer | 9 |
67% |
| Chemotherapy | 2 |
100% |
| Head and Neck cancers | 2 |
100% |
| Parkinson's Disease | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 63% (35
Members)
find Tarceva helpful
Tarceva Reviews
Working / Worked
Vwry good success and none of the side effects (rash, etc).
Working / Worked
90 % reduction in primary lung tumor size
She did develop the face rash (acne), which went away after she went off Tarceva for a week and took an antibiotic. She also has had trouble with slow healing wounds in her toes, which her doc says is a side effect common to tarceva. She also gets frequent and sudden diarrhea.
She did develop the face rash (acne), which went away after she went off Tarceva for a week and took an antibiotic. She also has had trouble with slow healing wounds in her toes, which her doc says is a side effect common to tarceva. She also gets frequent and sudden diarrhea.
Working / Worked
too early to tell, but no side effects at all.
Working / Worked
Working / Worked
Higher doses make her extremely paranoid or increase her dimensia.
Working / Worked
This along with Carboplatin put her in remission for 8 months.
Working / Worked
Lung lesions did get smaller
Working / Worked
this treatment he has just started so the outcome is unknown
Somewhat Helpful
My mom took Tarceva on a daily basis after she was finished taking IV chemo treatements.
Somewhat Helpful
CB.. Have to check my notes.
Showing 1 - 10 of 39 Reviews
Discussions
-
Tarceva
Amlactin is what my husbands uses to prevent dry skin.Tarceva makes dry skin and sores but its better than Chemo my husband does better on Tarceva . [More] -
Tarceva
Thank you so much, Leslie! This is the best news I've heard lately! I have NSCLC and was diagnosed last December, then had a lobectomy and was decla... [More] -
Tarceva
do not know what type of cancer you have but I think your lucky if you do not have that rash -- the doctor will tell if its working from your scans an... [More] -
Tarceva
Come on, guys! Is there no one out there who has taken Tarceva? I haven't had a single reply to this posting. Just to update, I am now on day 11 of... [More] -
Tarceva
From those who have been on Tarceva, I'd like to hear your experiences. What side effects did you have and how long did they last? Did you get the r... [More]
