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jml · 01-13-2009, 07:42 PM

I've been on Herceptin for almost 7 years now. When I was first diagnosed I was being treated at a private practice & was always told Herceptin was a 30min infusion whether the qweekly dose or the q3week dose. Then I moved to a large academic cancer center & their protocol is 90 mins for the q3week dose. I begged, I argued, I told them someone was going to have to pay the additional hour of parking...but to no avail! Protocol is protocol, though I believe 30mins for the q3week infusion is considered "off-label" but not unsafe or ineffective. Hopefully the 30min infusion will be the new SOP! Yay!Cheaper parking!

01-13-2009, 07:42 PM	#9
jml Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 415	I've been on Herceptin for almost 7 years now. When I was first diagnosed I was being treated at a private practice & was always told Herceptin was a 30min infusion whether the qweekly dose or the q3week dose. Then I moved to a large academic cancer center & their protocol is 90 mins for the q3week dose. I begged, I argued, I told them someone was going to have to pay the additional hour of parking...but to no avail! Protocol is protocol, though I believe 30mins for the q3week infusion is considered "off-label" but not unsafe or ineffective. Hopefully the 30min infusion will be the new SOP! Yay!Cheaper parking!