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Becky · 05-22-2011, 10:05 AM

Until they discover the biomarkers for the women this works for, I think the only way to try out this "no chemo" method is to have treatment prior to surgery (neoadjuvant) and see if the Herceptin/Tykerb melts your tumor (regards of size) away. Then you can have surgery and continue on Herceptin and/or Tykerb afterwards (plus rads if lumpectomy).

Its great news that this will be a future option for sure.

05-22-2011, 10:05 AM	#4
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	Re: " Our data strongly suggest that selected pts with HER2+ tumors may not need chem Until they discover the biomarkers for the women this works for, I think the only way to try out this "no chemo" method is to have treatment prior to surgery (neoadjuvant) and see if the Herceptin/Tykerb melts your tumor (regards of size) away. Then you can have surgery and continue on Herceptin and/or Tykerb afterwards (plus rads if lumpectomy). Its great news that this will be a future option for sure. __________________ 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"