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A/C every 2 or 3 weeks?

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Topic: A/C every 2 or 3 weeks?

Posted By: Debaura211
Subject: A/C every 2 or 3 weeks?
Date Posted: Jun 15 2020 at 9:05pm

My oncologist has prescribed A/C every 3 weeks because of my age - 65, but another onc I consult with at a more prestigious cancer center prescribes it to his patients every 2 weeks and says "65 isn't old." I like his thinking! Does anyone have experience with this? I'm confused.

Deborah
DX 2/11/2020, Age 65m TNBC, IIb, 2 cm

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Posted By: Marymom
Date Posted: Jun 15 2020 at 9:17pm

I had ac every two weeks. Went to Sloan NYC. No nodes...1.6 cm and I was 58, stage 1, diagnosed 12/17/17. I like your doctor., 65 is not old! I also had 16 rads with four power blasts....total of 20.

It all was manageable. I slept like crazy on AC, never got sick. Then 12 weekly taxol and that was easy. If I had my hair...no one would have known I was going through treatment.

Hope this helps. 🙏🏻

Posted By: Debaura211
Date Posted: Jun 15 2020 at 9:21pm

Yes, encouraging. I consider myself a young 65.

Posted By: 123Donna
Date Posted: Jun 16 2020 at 8:03am

Hi Deborah,

"AC-T is usually given in eight treatments, once every 3 weeks. The first four treatments are AC, and the next four are https://www.lbbc.org/words-know/paclitaxel" rel="nofollow - paclitaxel (T). Sometimes the paclitaxel is given weekly at a lower https://www.lbbc.org/words-know/dose" rel="nofollow - dose instead of every 3 weeks. The whole course of AC-T treatment takes about 5 months.

AC-T is more commonly given on a dose-dense schedule of AC every 2 weeks for a total of four cycles, followed by T every 2 weeks for a total of four cycles."

https://www.lbbc.org/learn/treatments-and-research/chemotherapy/common-chemotherapy-regimens/ac-t-doxorubicin-and" rel="nofollow - https://www.lbbc.org/learn/treatments-and-research/chemotherapy/common-chemotherapy-regimens/ac-t-doxorubicin-and

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11/10 Recur IM node, Gem,Carb,Iniparib 12/10,MRI NED 2/11,IMRT Radsx40,CT NED11/13,MRI NED3/15