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al from Canada · 01-25-2006, 06:31 PM

It sounds like the PET says you have active disease. Going on herceptin alone is OK provided that you have a monitoring process in place, like another PET within 30 days of quiting chemo. If there is progression, I would push for a targetted therapy clinical trial or another chemo like xeloda. From experience: don't wait 2 months for that 2nd scan! The other scenario is quit chemo and go directly into a clinical trial without skipping a beat.
If you are too nervous about going off chemo totally, tell your onc you want to try xeloda, as it is a much friendlier drug.

Good luck,
Al

01-25-2006, 06:31 PM	#2
al from Canada Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 722	from experience..... It sounds like the PET says you have active disease. Going on herceptin alone is OK provided that you have a monitoring process in place, like another PET within 30 days of quiting chemo. If there is progression, I would push for a targetted therapy clinical trial or another chemo like xeloda. From experience: don't wait 2 months for that 2nd scan! The other scenario is quit chemo and go directly into a clinical trial without skipping a beat. If you are too nervous about going off chemo totally, tell your onc you want to try xeloda, as it is a much friendlier drug. Good luck, Al __________________ Primary care-giver to and advocate for Linda, who passed away April 27, 2006.