Brain met treatment w/ Xeloda/Temodar
Hi there,
As if stopping lung mets a few months ago wasn't enough display of my character  , now I need to beat back brain mets. I have a scattering of small lesions, the largest being 4 mm. Esther provided me an excellent overview of the radiation and surgery options. Although I haven't spoken directly with my doctor since finding this 2 days ago (argh!), the other oncologist said he would recommend WBR straight away.
Believe me, I don't want to mess around with these things, but is Xeloda/Temodar ever used as a first line treatment for brain mets? I know a few of you have gone this route after radiation.
I lurk very often and I'm amazed at the strength and knowledge of this group!
Michelle
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Michelle
Stage 2 '99, triple negative, 5 nodes involved
mastectomy, AC + T, rads, '01 TRAM flap
Stage 4 '06, lung mets, ER/PR-, HER2++
07/06 - 11/06: Taxol + Herceptin to 'strong partial remission'
11/06: Herceptin every 3 weeks indefinitely
01/07: brain mets, finished WBR, NED in head!
04/07: Xeloda and Tykerb for lung met progression
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