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Val Pfeiffer · 03-15-2007, 04:39 PM

I am also doing Tykerb research right now (mostly on this site of course :-) -- I wasn't stage IV, but I was as close as it gets. I think I want to take Tykerb and drop Herceptin, which I'm on every three months now (for no other reason than there's not much data on post-treatment Herceptin, so we chose this).

Here's what I'm wondering: is Tykerb taken more often by itself or has it been shown to be more effective if it's combined with other drugs? Does it make a difference if it's taken post-treatment when someone is NED as opposed to as an active part of treatment?

03-15-2007, 04:39 PM	#4
Val Pfeiffer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 159	I am also doing Tykerb research right now (mostly on this site of course :-) -- I wasn't stage IV, but I was as close as it gets. I think I want to take Tykerb and drop Herceptin, which I'm on every three months now (for no other reason than there's not much data on post-treatment Herceptin, so we chose this). Here's what I'm wondering: is Tykerb taken more often by itself or has it been shown to be more effective if it's combined with other drugs? Does it make a difference if it's taken post-treatment when someone is NED as opposed to as an active part of treatment? __________________ BLOG: http://valleygirlvnp.blogspot.com/ Dx 11/04, Age 42, ER-/PR-, HER2+++ 3 months weekly Herceptin, Taxol. Carboplatin Significant tumor shrinkage Mastectomy 3/05; Stage 3b, 9 cm tumor, 5/8+ nodes 3 more months weekly Herceptin, Taxol. Carboplatin 7/05 30 radiation treatments, IMRT planning approach Started 1 year of Herceptin 9/05 9/06 Began quarterly triple doses Herceptin. Brain & breast MRIs semi annually. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 6/08 Right breast, intraductal carcinoma, high nuclear grade associated with comedo necrosis; extensive diffusely involved the entire biopy specimen. ER+, PR-, Her2 unknown at this point, 07/08 mastectomy.