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Linda100 · 12-02-2011, 06:11 AM

I just found out two days ago that my oncologist now wants me to take a year of Herceptin. When we discussed that lapatinib was taken out of the trial about 3 months ago, she still seemed very confident that I was "ok" and didn't need Herceptin treatments. Now she said it is "strongly recommended" - I guess as part of the trial that those on the lapatinib arm alone go ahead and do herceptin. Yes, as someone said, I feel like I'm starting all over .... I try to look at the positive .... now I will have both treatments. BUT, does anyone really know what the problem is with lapatinib -- what they really were finding? By the way I never received a letter either.

12-02-2011, 06:11 AM	#20
Linda100 Junior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 3	Re: Important re Tykerb alone in Adjuvant setting I just found out two days ago that my oncologist now wants me to take a year of Herceptin. When we discussed that lapatinib was taken out of the trial about 3 months ago, she still seemed very confident that I was "ok" and didn't need Herceptin treatments. Now she said it is "strongly recommended" - I guess as part of the trial that those on the lapatinib arm alone go ahead and do herceptin. Yes, as someone said, I feel like I'm starting all over .... I try to look at the positive .... now I will have both treatments. BUT, does anyone really know what the problem is with lapatinib -- what they really were finding? By the way I never received a letter either.