Hi, my partner is due to start targeted treatment Dabrafenib. Just wondered if anyone on here is on/was on the same and if suffered any side effects,? X
Hello NannyStan I was on Dabrafenib back in 2015 for 9 months. I lost every freckle while on it and underarm and pubic hair other than those superficial things nothing else. The hair grew back a few weeks after I stopped and went onto Pembrolizumab.
We are all different there’s a list of all possible side effects that you will be given and a telephone number to report things to.
Good luck for your partner and yourself.
Take care KT
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