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I started Herceptin after the 2005 ASCO meeting's news on the Herceptin trial. When I started I was 4 months past my last chemo (had dense dose AC followed by dense dose taxol) and 2 months past radiation.
Since I started "late" I was able to convince my onc to give me 5 extra every 3 week treatments to take me to 2 years from my surgery (the most critical time for recurrence) and so I actually got almost 16 months of Herceptin.
I wasn't really "late" in starting though - not if taking the Hera trial into consideration. In that trial, I would have started just about right on time.
Let me know if you have any questions. I am doing very well at this point.
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Kind regards
Becky
Found lump via BSE
Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45
1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side)
2 micromets to sentinel node
Stage 2A
left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg
lumpectomies 9/7/04
4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol
Used Leukine instead of Neulasta
35 rads on right side only
4/05 started Tamoxifen
Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to
trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations
Oophorectomy 8/05
Started Arimidex 9/05
Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06
Arimidex Only
Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia
NED 18 years!
Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"
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