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Mona, in 2004 when I was diagnosed with liver and bone mets I was on Xeloda and Herceptin. I stopped the Xeloda after 14 months because the bones mets were NED and the liver tumors were almost gone and I needed a chemo break.
The liver tumors cleared up within 2 additional months on Herceptin alone.
I am now back on Xeloda, in combination with Tykerb. As Joy points out, the reason Xeloda is discontinues may be a factor in whether it is a viable option for a second time.
However, I can't imagine it would hurt to try it again, just in case the combination of T/X somehow has a different synergy and you get some additional benefit from it.
Perhaps you can discuss it with your onc and see if giving it a try for a few months might make sense, if you have the time to wait and see if it might work for you.
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