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Re: Treatment Question
Ok, I really need to remember to logon before posting on here..... 
@KK1 and Becky - Thanks for your response. The doctor stopped treating her with Herceptin due to it failing to stop the metastasis to the uterus. I believe he felt like there was no need to continue it due to that. Or, he wants may want to see how she responds to Tykerb/Xeloda and hold off on using Herceptin unless her June scans show progression. I'd appreciate any and all thoughts on this. We will meet with him again next week and I would like would like to suggest adding Herceptin again if there seems to be enough evidence that it would improve her response. I obviously need to ask him more questions about why he stopped the Herceptin. I believe he said that it was due to it not stopping recurrence, but not 100% sure. ~Greg
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08/10 ~ Dx IBC, Her2+++ ER-/PR- Stage 4, mets to liver. Age 43.
08/10 ~ Began 12 weeks of Taxetere/Carboplatin/Herceptin tx
[10/10 ~ Scans show liver lesions are gone. NED!
11/10 ~ Ended chemo. Herceptin-only tx
01/11 ~ Mastectomy
03/11 ~ Radiation
07/11 ~ Reconstructive surgery
10/11 ~ PET/CT shows NED :)
01/12 ~ Malignant tumors found in uterus, cervix, fallopian tubes and lymph nodes. Dx as endometrial cancer. Stage III2c
02/12 ~Hysterectomy(all tumors removed). Back to NED.
02/12 ~ Final Herceptin treatment.
03/12 ~ Began Cisplatin/Adriamycin tx for endometrial cancer.
03/12 ~ Tumors dx her2 metastisis, not entdometrial cancer. Back to BC tx.
03/12 ~ CT scan shows NED. :)
04/12/~ Began Tykerb/Xeloda.
06/12 ~ Ended Xeloda. Continuing Tykerb. Still NED.
09/12 ~ PET/CT scans show NED. : )
04/13 ~ Rash on original breast biopsied as cancer.
05/13 ~ Surgery to remove skin and tissue around rash. Continue Tykerb.
06/13 ~ PET/CT scans show NED : )
11/13 ~ Jaundice eyes and skin. CT scan show mets to liver as well as peritoneal carcinomatosis with malignant ascites. Began Abraxane/Herceptin tx.
02/14 ~ CT scan shows NED. :)
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