Xalkori Side Effects

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My brother in law was just diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. It has metastasized to his brain, liver, and bones. He started xalkori a week ago and is having terrible diarrhea. He is still in the hospital and has now been told he has C Diff. He is losing weight, is weak and is always cold. Our family is concerned this is the medication, but it seems to be the C Diff. Has anyone experienced side effects that are so severe just from Xalkori alone? What else should we be looking out for?

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Hello, TJ! How is he doing?

This medication does commonly cause diarrhea as a side effect, but not usually that severe. It's actually not considered a worrisome side effect.

What are they doing to treat it?

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Hi Verwon. His C Diff has subsided because of the strong antibiotics. He was released about 10 days ago and is home. He suffered from severe edema, putting on 20 lbs of water. That has greatly subsided but he was told that is another side effect. What else should we be looking for?

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