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MEK Rash – any input?

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    • January 11, 2011 at 4:40 pm
    emilypen
    Participant

      Hi All,

      My husband is on a trial of GSK MEk and P13k inhibitors and after 4 months he's developed a full body rash ( dermatitus) that is incredibly itchy.

      They tried cortisone cream – didn't do much.

      Now they have him on oral antibiotics and an antibiotic cream. Wondering if anyone else out has developed the rash and exactly what they're using to deal with it.

      Wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't itchy! 🙂

      thanks in advance.

       

      Emily

       

      Hi All,

      My husband is on a trial of GSK MEk and P13k inhibitors and after 4 months he's developed a full body rash ( dermatitus) that is incredibly itchy.

      They tried cortisone cream – didn't do much.

      Now they have him on oral antibiotics and an antibiotic cream. Wondering if anyone else out has developed the rash and exactly what they're using to deal with it.

      Wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't itchy! 🙂

      thanks in advance.

       

      Emily

       

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        • January 11, 2011 at 7:28 pm
        killmel
        Participant

          Hi Emily,

           

          I am not on mek yet. I am consider a GSK BRAF/MEK trial.

          I will be interested in know has you husband had any other side effects??? Has he had tumor shrinkage?? Where are his tumors??

          Thanks for any info you can give me.

          Hope you can get control of that rash.

          Jamie

            • January 11, 2011 at 11:40 pm
            emilypen
            Participant

              Hi Jamie,

              Only other side effects have been some fatigue, and a little acne on his face, other than that it's been good.

              He has had 12% shrinkage on his soft tissue tumours and some reductions on his bone mets after 2 months. We're waiting to hear the measurements on his 4 month scans but the docs tell us it all looks really good.

              Good luck on the trial.

               

              Emily

              • January 11, 2011 at 11:40 pm
              emilypen
              Participant

                Hi Jamie,

                Only other side effects have been some fatigue, and a little acne on his face, other than that it's been good.

                He has had 12% shrinkage on his soft tissue tumours and some reductions on his bone mets after 2 months. We're waiting to hear the measurements on his 4 month scans but the docs tell us it all looks really good.

                Good luck on the trial.

                 

                Emily

              • January 11, 2011 at 7:28 pm
              killmel
              Participant

                Hi Emily,

                 

                I am not on mek yet. I am consider a GSK BRAF/MEK trial.

                I will be interested in know has you husband had any other side effects??? Has he had tumor shrinkage?? Where are his tumors??

                Thanks for any info you can give me.

                Hope you can get control of that rash.

                Jamie

                • January 12, 2011 at 12:07 am
                EricNJill
                Participant

                  Hi Emily,

                  Eric is going to be starting a trial of BRAF and MEK the end of this month.  The clinical trial nurse told us that he can develope a severe rash with it so he will be seen by a dermatologist as well.  I have read in past posts on this board that people have had antibiotics with a cream for the rash.  I'm sorry I don't have much advice for you, but I wanted you to know that it sounds like it's a common occurance.

                  Let us know when you find something that works.  I'm glad to hear that things are going well.

                  EricNJill in OH

                  • January 12, 2011 at 12:07 am
                  EricNJill
                  Participant

                    Hi Emily,

                    Eric is going to be starting a trial of BRAF and MEK the end of this month.  The clinical trial nurse told us that he can develope a severe rash with it so he will be seen by a dermatologist as well.  I have read in past posts on this board that people have had antibiotics with a cream for the rash.  I'm sorry I don't have much advice for you, but I wanted you to know that it sounds like it's a common occurance.

                    Let us know when you find something that works.  I'm glad to hear that things are going well.

                    EricNJill in OH

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