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Shobha · 06-15-2010, 07:06 PM

Thanks for posting this, Lani. I got this exact regimen during my neoadjuvant therapy. FEC was tough on me. Although I did not get pCR in the breast, I did have pCR in the auxiliary nodes and feel encouraged by your previous article.

-shobha

06-15-2010, 07:06 PM	#2
Shobha Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bayarea,CA Posts: 679	Re: review combining all 3 large neoadjuvant (given before surgery) herceptin trials Thanks for posting this, Lani. I got this exact regimen during my neoadjuvant therapy. FEC was tough on me. Although I did not get pCR in the breast, I did have pCR in the auxiliary nodes and feel encouraged by your previous article. -shobha __________________ DX: 06-30-2007 - left breast -stage IIIB, Her2/Neu 3+++, ER weakly positive, PR- Taxol+herceptin weekly for 3 months FEC+herceptin every 3 weeks for 3 months BRCA 1 and 2 - Negative Jan 2008 - Bilateral mastectomy, prophylactic Rt. side. Radiation for 5 weeks Completed my yr of herceptin on 07-14-2008 Brain MRI - 3/2/09 Clean