BCIRG Sanofi Aventis Press Release

A new regime, herceptin, carboplatin, and taxotere followed by a year of herceptin was 39% more effective than the control treatment AC->taxotere in preventing recurrences, while AC->taxotere+herceptin was 55% more effective in preventing recurrences than the control treatment. This is an interim analysis and it is not clear at this time whether the difference between the two experimental arms is statistically significant, although it appears that the taxotere + herceptin + carboplatin arm has not experienced more problems with cardiotoxicity than the control arm, which did not receive herceptin. This is an ongoing analysis and an improvement in overall survival has not yet been demonstrated. More details will come out in San Antonio in December.

Oh, I should add that the AC->(taxotere+herceptin) was also followed by a year of herceptin.

My onc has me on taxotere, carboplatin and herceptin for at least a year (pending Hera results) following AC for stage 3C. I could not have been happier when these results were published.
AM