Lisa,
Taxol and taxotere are not the same drug. Taxotere is considered the second
generation of the taxol type drugs. At this time, taxotere is only available
for lung cancer in the US as part of a clinical trial. Initial phase 2 trials
showed taxotere to have a slightly higher response rate than taxol. Now they
have to find the best 2nd and or 3rd chemos to mix with it to get the best
cocktail. I was very interested to see that someone was trying taxotere with
carboplatin because I heard that that had fewer side-effects than cisplatin,
but everyone is affected differently.
Taxol isn't even an old drug, but taxol/carboplatin is already considered the
best "standard" chemo treatment in the US. You might be interested (and find
some more hope) in the following 8/12/97 article titled "Vanderbilt Studies
Show Improvement in Lung Cancer Survival Rates":
http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/34a52.htm
Good luck to your brother and you in the coming months.
"God does not put you through hard times, He pulls you through."
Tricia
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