Treatment & side effects

Hospital visits
You will see the doctors and have some tests before you start treatment as part of this trial. The tests include

• Physical examination
• Heart trace (ECG)
• Blood tests, including a CA125 test
• Urine tests
• CT scan
• Chest X-ray

You will go to the out patients department to have treatment once every 3 weeks. You will have blood tests and a physical examination at each visit.

You will see the doctors and have a scan after cycle 3 and cycle 6, and then every 6 months for 2 years. How often you have a scan after that will depend on your individual situation.

Side effects

The most common side effects of carboplatin and paclitaxel are

• Feeling or being sick
• A drop in blood cells causing an increased risk of infection, bleeding or bruising problems, tiredness or shortness of breath
• Hair loss
• Numbness and tingling in hands and feet (peripheral neuropathy)
• Sore mouth
• Diarrhoea
• Aching muscles or joints

The most common side effects of bevacizumab (Avastin) are

• High blood pressure and faster pulse rate
• Increased risk of blood clot
• Increased risk of bleeding or bruising

There is more information about carboplatin and paclitaxel (Taxol) on CancerHelp UK.