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Zelboraf – New Small Moles

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    • March 17, 2013 at 3:24 am
    bj63
    Participant

      Hi all:

      I've recently created a profile if you're interested in any background info.

      I've been on Zelboraf since November, with good results overall.  However, I'm now seeing a lot of new small, dark moles – like my arms and particularly my legs have been sprinkled with pepper.  This in spite of the fact that my last PET scan showed dormant tumors and no glucose activity.

      Anybody else  on Zelboraf seen this?  I'm scheduled to see a dermatologist next week.

      BJ

      Hi all:

      I've recently created a profile if you're interested in any background info.

      I've been on Zelboraf since November, with good results overall.  However, I'm now seeing a lot of new small, dark moles – like my arms and particularly my legs have been sprinkled with pepper.  This in spite of the fact that my last PET scan showed dormant tumors and no glucose activity.

      Anybody else  on Zelboraf seen this?  I'm scheduled to see a dermatologist next week.

      BJ

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        • March 17, 2013 at 6:57 am
        AllyNTAus
        Participant
          Hi,
          When I started on my BRAF inhibitor (GSK version, Dabrafenib), I did start to notice new dark freckles or moles, mostly quite tiny. They were in various places, around my neck, trunk, thigh. The dermatologists at my melanoma centre have kept a very good eye in things over time, and have excised a few of these new spots, all came back as blue naevi, which were of no concern.

          You certainly do get to know your skin very well at times like this, just make sure you keep a note of new things or changes and ask your derm to have a good look.
          Best wishes,
          Ally

          • March 17, 2013 at 6:57 am
          AllyNTAus
          Participant
            Hi,
            When I started on my BRAF inhibitor (GSK version, Dabrafenib), I did start to notice new dark freckles or moles, mostly quite tiny. They were in various places, around my neck, trunk, thigh. The dermatologists at my melanoma centre have kept a very good eye in things over time, and have excised a few of these new spots, all came back as blue naevi, which were of no concern.

            You certainly do get to know your skin very well at times like this, just make sure you keep a note of new things or changes and ask your derm to have a good look.
            Best wishes,
            Ally

            • March 17, 2013 at 6:57 am
            AllyNTAus
            Participant
              Hi,
              When I started on my BRAF inhibitor (GSK version, Dabrafenib), I did start to notice new dark freckles or moles, mostly quite tiny. They were in various places, around my neck, trunk, thigh. The dermatologists at my melanoma centre have kept a very good eye in things over time, and have excised a few of these new spots, all came back as blue naevi, which were of no concern.

              You certainly do get to know your skin very well at times like this, just make sure you keep a note of new things or changes and ask your derm to have a good look.
              Best wishes,
              Ally

              • March 18, 2013 at 6:25 pm
              awillett1991
              Participant
                Yes, have loads of these that seem to appear overnight. Not my favorite thing 😉
                • March 18, 2013 at 6:25 pm
                awillett1991
                Participant
                  Yes, have loads of these that seem to appear overnight. Not my favorite thing 😉
                  • March 18, 2013 at 6:25 pm
                  awillett1991
                  Participant
                    Yes, have loads of these that seem to appear overnight. Not my favorite thing 😉
                    • March 19, 2013 at 4:46 am
                    H555
                    Participant
                      I’ve always had a lot of moles and grew more while I was on zelboraf. Only 1 turned into melanoma and I’m seen so often by my dermatologist that it was caught quickly, excised and biopsied. Totally unrelated to my stage 4 metastatic cancer.
                      • March 19, 2013 at 4:46 am
                      H555
                      Participant
                        I’ve always had a lot of moles and grew more while I was on zelboraf. Only 1 turned into melanoma and I’m seen so often by my dermatologist that it was caught quickly, excised and biopsied. Totally unrelated to my stage 4 metastatic cancer.
                        • March 19, 2013 at 4:46 am
                        H555
                        Participant
                          I’ve always had a lot of moles and grew more while I was on zelboraf. Only 1 turned into melanoma and I’m seen so often by my dermatologist that it was caught quickly, excised and biopsied. Totally unrelated to my stage 4 metastatic cancer.
                          • March 20, 2013 at 3:38 pm
                          bj63
                          Participant

                            Thank you all for the replies.  I see my dermatologist in just a few hours and I'll let you know what he says.  Wish me luck!

                            • March 20, 2013 at 3:38 pm
                            bj63
                            Participant

                              Thank you all for the replies.  I see my dermatologist in just a few hours and I'll let you know what he says.  Wish me luck!

                              • March 20, 2013 at 3:38 pm
                              bj63
                              Participant

                                Thank you all for the replies.  I see my dermatologist in just a few hours and I'll let you know what he says.  Wish me luck!

                                • March 20, 2013 at 9:13 pm
                                bj63
                                Participant

                                  The dermatologist thought most of the new small moles had a fairly normal appearance and not concerning, despite the quantity that have popped up (literally scores of them).  I did have one mole on my back that has been itching and he removed via shave biopsy.  However, he said he thinks it is a sebhorric keratosis and probably nothing to be alarmed about.  Should have biopsy results in a couple weeks.

                                  BJ

                                  • March 20, 2013 at 9:13 pm
                                  bj63
                                  Participant

                                    The dermatologist thought most of the new small moles had a fairly normal appearance and not concerning, despite the quantity that have popped up (literally scores of them).  I did have one mole on my back that has been itching and he removed via shave biopsy.  However, he said he thinks it is a sebhorric keratosis and probably nothing to be alarmed about.  Should have biopsy results in a couple weeks.

                                    BJ

                                    • March 20, 2013 at 9:13 pm
                                    bj63
                                    Participant

                                      The dermatologist thought most of the new small moles had a fairly normal appearance and not concerning, despite the quantity that have popped up (literally scores of them).  I did have one mole on my back that has been itching and he removed via shave biopsy.  However, he said he thinks it is a sebhorric keratosis and probably nothing to be alarmed about.  Should have biopsy results in a couple weeks.

                                      BJ

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