Tykerb

[HavahJ]

Does anyone know if tykerb has the same heart problems as herceptin?

[tousled1]

Some patients taking trastuzumab have developed heart problems (HER2 is also made by normal heart and muscle cells.) Consequently, all patients in the current lapatinib study were closely monitored for the development of heart abnormalities. Four of the 161 patients in the lapatinib group developed minor heart problems that reversed when treatment was stopped. No patients withdrew from the study because of heart problems.

[Shell]

Kate-


wow - impressive stats - I'm in the xeloda/lapatinib trial, but i couldn't put my finger on those stats the way you did - thanks.

as part of the trial, gsk pays for an echo for me every 6 weeks.

Shell