HER2 Support Group Forums - View Single Post - Commercially available test helps identify those for whom chemo will work vs not work

AlaskaAngel · 09-18-2006, 12:28 PM

Given that I am in "Lost Regiment of HER2s", (for whom research is minimal at best for our prognosis) when I do see my oncologist I am interested in having such a test done retrospectively. The only application I have seen mentioned for these tests is for the newly diagnosed. However, the idea that those of us who are stuck with hanging out and blindly hoping to stay NED due to lack of research for us fits me like a coffin. I hope my oncologist has the insight to be willing to provide me with a better solution that that. I hope other members of the "Lost Regiment of HER2s" will also seek better answers from their oncs. I would like to see more interest and discussion of this at the various cancer conferences, and sincerely thank Becky for her discussions about it.

AlaskaAngel

09-18-2006, 12:28 PM	#3
AlaskaAngel Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Alaska Posts: 2,018	Lost Regiment of HER2s Given that I am in "Lost Regiment of HER2s", (for whom research is minimal at best for our prognosis) when I do see my oncologist I am interested in having such a test done retrospectively. The only application I have seen mentioned for these tests is for the newly diagnosed. However, the idea that those of us who are stuck with hanging out and blindly hoping to stay NED due to lack of research for us fits me like a coffin. I hope my oncologist has the insight to be willing to provide me with a better solution that that. I hope other members of the "Lost Regiment of HER2s" will also seek better answers from their oncs. I would like to see more interest and discussion of this at the various cancer conferences, and sincerely thank Becky for her discussions about it. AlaskaAngel