Herceptin for only 3 months?
Hi everyone - I am new to the site and I tried to see if this had been discussed but did not find anything....my onc is considering stopping my Herceptin treatment at 3 months based on the Finland study. I just had my mast and the pathology showed that the chemo wiped out some other suspicious areas that showed up on the MRI after my lumpectomy so he feels confident that if there were any other cells floating around the chemo got them. My MUGA results have been fine so he says he doesn't want to cause any damage or give me more treatment than what is necessary.....I would be totally fine with his decision EXCEPT that I still worry about my Oncotype score coming back 80....
Please let me know if any of your oncs have suggested only 3 months of treatment for early stage...thanks in advance! Jan
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Diagnosed 9/14/07 core needle Age 39
Lumpectomy 9/18/07 Stage Ia ER/PR+ Her2+, 4mm tumor/4cm DCIS, clean margins but other areas of possible DCIS show up on MRI -
Oncotype results in Oct show results of 80, questionable ER/PR+...ends up that DCIS is ER/PR-
BRCA1 & 2 Negative - waiting on results for BART and Cowden's Syndrome
Bi-lat was sched. for 11/6
Onc. changed plans based on Oncotype results
4 AC , 4 TX, 1 yr. Herceptin, 5 yr. Tamox AC started 11/01/07 DONE!
Taxol started 12/27/07 - 2/7/08 DONE YEAH!!
Bi-lat mast. with expanders March 25th - no new cancer found...YEAH
Married 15 years
Two great kids 13 yr. old son, 4 yr. old daughter
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