How is GEMZAR given?
GEMZAR should be administered only by a qualified healthcare professional. GEMZAR for the treatment of recurrent ovarian cancer is usually given twice in a 21-day treatment cycle (on Day 1 and Day 8). This means that, on your first day of treatment, you will receive GEMZAR in combination with another drug — carboplatin, the platinum agent. During your next week of treatment, you will receive GEMZAR alone. Each treatment cycle usually includes a week when you receive no chemotherapy at all — this rest week is a normal part of your treatment. Your doctor or nurse will give you GEMZAR by mixing it into a solution and giving it through a needle into a vein — called intravenous infusion (IV). This will take about 30 minutes. Any other drugs given with GEMZAR will generally be given by IV either before or after GEMZAR. You will have regular blood tests before and during your treatment with GEMZAR plus carboplatin. You and your doctor will usually decide before each treatment whether you shou
GEMZAR should be administered only by a qualified healthcare professional. For the treatment of pancreatic cancer, GEMZAR is first given in an 8-week treatment cycle, meaning that you will receive GEMZAR once per week for 7 weeks. You will then have one week when you will receive no treatment. After this first 8-week cycle, your treatment will be given to you in 4-week treatment cycles, which means you will receive GEMZAR once per week for 3 weeks, then you will have one week of rest. These rest weeks are a normal part of your treatment. Your doctor or nurse will give you GEMZAR by mixing it into a solution and giving it through a needle into a vein — called intravenous infusion (IV). This will take about 30 minutes. You will have regular blood tests before and during your treatment with GEMZAR. You and your doctor will usually decide before each treatment whether you should continue treatment or change dose based on what benefits you have received from previous treatments and what sid
GEMZAR should be administered only by a qualified healthcare professional. GEMZAR therapy for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer is usually given twice in a 21-day treatment cycle. During treatment with GEMZAR therapy, you will receive GEMZAR and paclitaxel on Day 1 of the first week. At the next week’s therapy (Day 8), you will likely receive GEMZAR alone. Each treatment cycle usually includes a week when you receive no medication at all — this rest week is a normal part of your treatment. Your doctor or nurse will give you GEMZAR by mixing it into a solution and giving it through a needle into a vein — called intravenous infusion (IV). This will take about 30 minutes. Any other drugs given with GEMZAR will generally be given by IV either before or after GEMZAR. You will have regular blood tests before and during your treatment with GEMZAR plus paclitaxel. You and your doctor will usually decide before each treatment whether you should continue treatment or change dose based on
