GRACE's very own Dr. Pinder stated the following in January 2012 re oral Navelbine (aka Vinorelbine): "Oral navelbine (also known as vinorelbine) does exist though it is not available in the United States. My understanding is that it is available in Europe (and possibly other countries?) and that it is similar in effectiveness to IV navelbine. Common side effects of carboplatin and navelbine include fatigue, low blood counts, nausea/vomiting, and numbness/tingling of the hands and feet. Medications are usually prescribed to prevent nausea and doctors usually follow the blood counts carefully."
I don't believe things have changed. I've never seen or heard of anyone in the US giving it. It was a topic of some discussion in among oncologists several years ago, but then after 5-7 years of nothing happening, there's no more discussion to sustain.
Reply # - March 12, 2013, 05:31 PM
Reply To: Oral Vinorelbine
Hi robertm:
GRACE's very own Dr. Pinder stated the following in January 2012 re oral Navelbine (aka Vinorelbine): "Oral navelbine (also known as vinorelbine) does exist though it is not available in the United States. My understanding is that it is available in Europe (and possibly other countries?) and that it is similar in effectiveness to IV navelbine. Common side effects of carboplatin and navelbine include fatigue, low blood counts, nausea/vomiting, and numbness/tingling of the hands and feet. Medications are usually prescribed to prevent nausea and doctors usually follow the blood counts carefully."
The link to the thread quoting the above is as follows: http://cancergrace.org/forums/index.php?topic=11274.0
I'm sure someone will chime in if things have changed in this regard since Dr. Pinder's above post.
Good Luck!
Laya
Reply # - March 12, 2013, 10:06 PM
Reply To: Oral Vinorelbine
I don't believe things have changed. I've never seen or heard of anyone in the US giving it. It was a topic of some discussion in among oncologists several years ago, but then after 5-7 years of nothing happening, there's no more discussion to sustain.
-Dr. West