My turn for a medication question - Megace

BuckeyeShelby
BuckeyeShelby Member Posts: 196
edited December 2022 in Ovarian and Fallopian Tube Cancer
We may be going a different direction than chemo, after I get a set of CT scans. Had an appointment with my oncologist, virtually, this morning. Rather than the traditional taxol/carboplatin, he thinks we might be better off with Megace. Anyone been on that one? I think it's akin to tamaxifin (or however it's spelled - I know a lot of our breast cancer survivors are on that one). It is an anti-estrogen drug.

Thanks for your attention.

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  • cards7up
    cards7up Member Posts: 16
    Megace is not a cancer treatment. Might want to recheck the drug name.
    "Megace is a prescription medicine used to treat the symptoms of loss of appetite and wasting syndrome in people AIDS-Related Cachexia, breast cancer or endometrial cancer. Megace may be used alone or with other medications."
    https://www.rxlist.com/megace-drug.htm
  • BuckeyeShelby
    BuckeyeShelby Member Posts: 196
    It is also used for endometrial and ovarian cancer. Chemocare.com/drug-info.

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