Reviewer: Tim, 65-74 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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The side effects knocked me down in 5 days. It gave me a 4 hour bloody nose and I lost use of my left leg and arm. No, I am not kidding. I was unable to be on my feet for 4 days after I stopped taking it.

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The side effects knocked me down in 5 days. It gave me a 4 hour bloody nose and I lost use of my left leg and arm. No, I am not kidding. I was unable to be on my feet for 4 days after I stopped taking it.
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Reviewer: Survivor, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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I have taken this drug for 18 months. Tried Lonsurf first, but it was only minimally effective. Never did IV chemo. Aside from slight fatigue and mild to moderate foot pain side effects are mild. Effective at keeping CEA low.

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I have taken this drug for 18 months. Tried Lonsurf first, but it was only minimally effective. Never did IV chemo. Aside from slight fatigue and mild to moderate foot pain side effects are mild. Effective at keeping CEA low.
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Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Caregiver)

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My mother took Stivarga to treat metastatic colon cancer. Obviously she was very ill to begin with, but the side effects of this drug were torturous. Her oncologist's words were that, rather than slowing growth, Stivarga appeared to have "seeded it everywhere." The oncologist said that that was the experience of every patient who had tried it. Stivarga did not change the outcome of m ... Show Full Comment

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My mother took Stivarga to treat metastatic colon cancer. Obviously she was very ill to begin with, but the side effects of this drug were torturous. Her oncologist's words were that, rather than slowing growth, Stivarga appeared to have "seeded it everywhere." The oncologist said that that was the experience of every patient who had tried it. Stivarga did not change the outcome of my mother's illness, but it made the last months of her life much more miserable than they had to be. If we had only known then, we would have opted not to try it.
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Reviewer: bballzgem, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)

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I am writing this as a data point for those who may be considering this drug. My mother was recently put on this and it was literally the worst drug she's ever taken in her 6 year journey battling cancer. I read the reviews and begged her not to take it, but she went through it anyway. The drug caused her to be lethargic to the point where she could not move, she had a severe loss of appetite, ... Show Full Comment

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I am writing this as a data point for those who may be considering this drug. My mother was recently put on this and it was literally the worst drug she's ever taken in her 6 year journey battling cancer. I read the reviews and begged her not to take it, but she went through it anyway. The drug caused her to be lethargic to the point where she could not move, she had a severe loss of appetite, she broke out in hives, she lost a significant amount of weight and could barely walk/clothe herself. She literally could not function. She took it for two weeks and by the end of it was so incoherent and weak that she collapsed inside of our home. And this was from taking 2 pills one week, 3 pills the next. Imagine if she tried taking the recommended dose of 4. By far the scariest experience we've dealt with. She was taken off the drug fortunately and is in recovery. She now has another option with Mekinist (which sounds promising), but I genuinely do not see how Stivarga drug was FDA approved. This drug took her down faster than the cancer ever could, AND on top of that it's a maintenance drug. It doesn't even shrink tumors, just keeps it from growing. All those devastating side effects isn't worth taking this drug. If a doctor is recommending this for you or your loved one STAY away. It does NOT work and the pharmaceutical companies should be ashamed of themselves for even allowing it on the market.
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Reviewer: Speechie, 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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My needle phobia precludes many cancer drugs. This is easy to take. I am only in my second week on this medication. 2 tablets daily. Few side effects so far other than faigue and some slight hand/foot soreness.

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My needle phobia precludes many cancer drugs. This is easy to take. I am only in my second week on this medication. 2 tablets daily. Few side effects so far other than faigue and some slight hand/foot soreness.
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