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potra · 05-04-2012, 10:28 AM

Herceptin and Tykerb attack the Her2 receptor at different levels, thus they have a potentiated effect. As far as I know there is still no way to determine at which level it will work for you except after seeing the effects. It's not unusual to prescribe both with or without Xeloda.

05-04-2012, 10:28 AM	#10
potra Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: I live in a small town (pop7,000) in rural Spain. I've been living in Spain since 1970. Posts: 7	Re: Herceptin or Tykerb ? Herceptin and Tykerb attack the Her2 receptor at different levels, thus they have a potentiated effect. As far as I know there is still no way to determine at which level it will work for you except after seeing the effects. It's not unusual to prescribe both with or without Xeloda.