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Ellie F · 09-09-2011, 03:33 AM

Trish
You have raised a really good point. My onc is not yet convinced that herceptin and tykerb on their own without adding a chemo is successful for everyone. He sited a few patients that it kept stable but said for most they need an addition of chemo.
As T-DM1 has a chemo 'bound' to it this felt like a good option especially due to less horrible side effects. One of the problems we all face is eventual resistence to herceptin.Hopefully research will soon bring us ways of overcoming it.

Ellie

Ellie

09-09-2011, 03:33 AM	#9
Ellie F Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,526	Re: decision time: if you NEVER responded to tyk+herc did you respond to other her2 i Trish You have raised a really good point. My onc is not yet convinced that herceptin and tykerb on their own without adding a chemo is successful for everyone. He sited a few patients that it kept stable but said for most they need an addition of chemo. As T-DM1 has a chemo 'bound' to it this felt like a good option especially due to less horrible side effects. One of the problems we all face is eventual resistence to herceptin.Hopefully research will soon bring us ways of overcoming it. Ellie Ellie