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Re: vaccine results may not be as straight-forward as thought--a bit disconcerting!
The AE37 vaccine that is being tested in the Walter Reed study for HLA-A2 neg. subjests is showing that it can stimulate the body's defense. This is a peptide vaccine and it is also being tested in prostate cancer with positive results. I hope that is what I am getting and will complete this trial in September of this year.
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Diagnosed: 7/25/08 ~ age 63, no family history
Surgery: 8/14/08 Bilateral mastectomy; tumor left breast, node dissection; right prophylactic with expanders: 1/12/10 latisimuss dorsi flap on left side: 9/22/10 implants in
Pathology Report: ER/PR-; HER2+ (3+); Grade 3, StageIII; 3cm tumor plus 21/21 lymph nodes positive; 5cm DCIS
Chemo: A/C; Taxol/Herceptin/Tykerb; phase II study at Mayo adding Tykerb for early stage
Radiation: 25 rads
Vaccine: Walter Reed GP2/AE37 vaccine study ~ last booster 9/17/2012
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