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Old 09-30-2009, 03:29 PM   #1
adrien
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Balmain Sydney NSW
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what next?

Hi, I've been on both Tykerb and Xeloda but the markers keep going up and the liver largest liver tumour is now 4cm. There's a scattering in my lungs and a positive node in the inguinal glands. I've been put on Cyclphosphamide (or Cycoblastin) 3 tabs a day. What experience has anyone had on this? And what alternatives are there?
Thanks,
Adrien
PS My history below is well out of date. Will fix soon. That was a year ago.
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1999 IVDC oe+ grade 3
epirubicen, cysplatin, 5FU;
lumpectomy L breast, radiotherapy 6 wks, tamoxifen 3 mths, Examestane 5 yrs

2005 mastectomy (Left ) 10cm IDC in lymphatic system and blood vessels oe- HER2 ++;Taxotere, Herceptin 18 mths
2006 skin tumours below scarline Add Femera, 3 weeks radiotherapy twice daily (unsuccessful)
excision of tumours.
2007 jan skin tumour on L chest wall; positive Right axilla
Temerifen.
September Ca markers rise. Start Tykerb 3 wks radiotherapy
2008 skin tumours regrow. latissimus dorsal flap for excision of skin tumours March 08. HER2++++
Faslodex injections
CEA and Ca15.3 rising
2009
CT scan shows multiple mets in liver, lungs and inguinal glands. Stop Tykerb. Start Xeloda
CEA and Ca15.3 dropping like a stone. Skin tumours disappear.
Return 6 months later.
CT shows increase in size and number liver and lung mets.
Oct: Cyclophosphamide
Markers continue to rise. Change to Caelyx
2010
CEA marker in the 2000s Back to Herceptin
New tunour R Breast
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