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'lizbeth · 04-25-2013, 12:13 PM

Kim,

Perhaps you would be interested in this study completed and published in the New England Journal of Medicine instead?

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...943/figure/F2/

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?o...al+of+medicine[Jour]+AND+2008%2F04%2F17[pdat]+AND+Sparano[author]

It compares 4 cycles of Paclitaxel to 4 cycles of Docetaxel with ACT. I suspect this study is why we don't see a TCH study comparing taxanes.

The researcher really cannot comment on a drug that wasn't used in the study, it is outside their scope of practice. Clicking on some of the charts in this study showed the combination with 3 week Docetaxel was superior to Paclitaxel.

You could get creative. You stop at 4 treatments of the taxane, continue with Herceptin.

After Herceptin you could enroll in one of the vaccine clinical trials.

04-25-2013, 12:13 PM	#31
'lizbeth Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 2,214	Re: TCH Therapy...6 OR 4 Cycles... Kim, Perhaps you would be interested in this study completed and published in the New England Journal of Medicine instead? http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...943/figure/F2/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?o...al+of+medicine[Jour]+AND+2008%2F04%2F17[pdat]+AND+Sparano[author] It compares 4 cycles of Paclitaxel to 4 cycles of Docetaxel with ACT. I suspect this study is why we don't see a TCH study comparing taxanes. The researcher really cannot comment on a drug that wasn't used in the study, it is outside their scope of practice. Clicking on some of the charts in this study showed the combination with 3 week Docetaxel was superior to Paclitaxel. You could get creative. You stop at 4 treatments of the taxane, continue with Herceptin. After Herceptin you could enroll in one of the vaccine clinical trials. __________________ Diagnosed 2007 Stage IIb Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, Pagets, 3 of 15 positive nodes Traditional Treatment: Mastectomy and Axillary Node Dissection followed by Taxotere, 6 treatments and 1 year of Herceptin, no radiation Former Chemo Ninja "Takizi Zukuchiri" Additional treatments: GP2 vaccine, San Antonio Med Ctr Prescriptive Exercise for Cancer Patients ENERGY Study, UCSD La Jolla Reconstruction: TRAM flap, partial loss, Revision The content of my posts are meant for informational purposes only. The medical information is intended for general information only and should not be used in any way to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease