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Is zelboraf used anymore?
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Is zelboraf used anymore?

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    • November 20, 2017 at 11:36 pm
    Jahendry12
    Participant

      Question:  once you have been on taf/mek, can zel still be an option if needed?

      thanks in advance. 

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        • November 21, 2017 at 12:57 am
        Prd10
        Participant

          Yes.  It works the same way so I'm not sure once Taf/Mek stops working you would switch to zelboraf but it's still used.  I switched from Taf/Mek to zelboraf/cotellic to see if the side effects were more tolerable and I didn't find that to be the case but it's certainly different for everyone. 

          Take care 

          • November 22, 2017 at 4:42 am
          Richard_K
          Participant

            I started taking Zelboraf (not as a part of any combination) in March 2010 and I still take it today.

            • November 22, 2017 at 6:03 pm
            Jahendry12
            Participant

              Thank you both for your replies. 

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