Hello all -
My mom (age 64) was diagnosed with Stage 4 Triple Negative Breast Cancer in May 2020 (spread to lung and lymph nodes). She originally received abraxane/pacitaxel chemotherapy along with atezolizumab immunotherapy, but the abraxane was discontinued due to a re-occurring rash. My mom had No Evidence of Disease with a strong positive reaction to treatment, but a couple short months later, the lump in the breast had re-grown. Currently, she is on a capecitabine oral regiment, but the same rash seems to have re-occurred that she had originally with atezolizumab and abraxane. It usually is red, all over her body, and sometimes itches.
The doctors do not know now, what is causing the rash. I'm wondering if others on this forum have any experience or ideas related to TNBC rashes. It seems to get worse, or reoccur when we are actively fighting the treatment with chemotherapy, and then subsides/heals when we back off.
Any ideas are welcomed, thank you in advance!
Karen
Boulder, Colorado