Forum: her2group
03-24-2010, 03:03 PM
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Views: 7,699
Re: Low white blood cell count?
Chemo is pretty hard on your counts and my guess is that now that you're not on neulasta or steroids, which can mask the damage of chemo, the true counts are showing up. I finished chemo in Nov. 2008...
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Forum: her2group
11-06-2009, 09:26 AM
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Replies: 47
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Re: Neratinib Trial 09
In response to Laurel's recent post and Rich's comments, wouldn't Zometa every 6 months be standard of care anyway, especially if you are receiving an AI? Not sure how they can prohibit this in the...
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Forum: her2group
11-06-2009, 09:21 AM
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Replies: 2
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Re: preventing/reversing resistance to herceptin
It's not clear from this paper, or at least to me, if they are lumping newly diagnosed/early stage patients with metastatic patients in their statistics of Herceptin resistance. My understanding is...
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Forum: her2group
11-03-2009, 08:55 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 4,819
Re: Neratinib Trial 09
Has anyone discussed the mechanism of action with their oncologist and how this may impact, positively or negatively, the outcome with this drug? My understanding is that Herceptin and Tykerb are...
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Forum: her2group
10-04-2009, 12:15 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,313
Re: blood test that detects cancer?
My understanding of testing for CTCs is that it is not as expensive or risky for the patient as traditional types of surveillance such as CT and PET. There is no radiation, no dye, no machines for...
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Forum: Articles of Interest
09-29-2009, 06:46 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 20,643
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Forum: Clinical Trials
09-21-2009, 11:39 AM
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Replies: 104
Views: 38,650
Re: Neratinib Clinical Trial
My understanding of the trial is 50% get the drug 50% get placebo. The drug has a high rate of diarrhea but can be controlled. You have to be within 2 years of your last chemo to qualify so there is...
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