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Margerie · 10-14-2008, 07:39 AM

Sorry I can't help with information for your buddy, but I have the same uncertainty being triple positive also. I was an across-the-board over-achiever with strong +'s for all three markers.

I have found no research that looks specifically at triple positive recurrence rates. I find lots of data comparing er/pr- her2+ with er/pr+ Her2-.

I have always wondered if one of my positives trumps the other, or if triple positive risk of recurrence lay somewhere in the middle of the two formerly mentioned groups.

Since Her2+ is so aggressive, my hunch is recurrences would tend to happen sooner versus later. And since I just hit my three year cancersucksery, I think I am going with that for now.

10-14-2008, 07:39 AM	#3
Margerie Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 492	Sorry I can't help with information for your buddy, but I have the same uncertainty being triple positive also. I was an across-the-board over-achiever with strong +'s for all three markers. I have found no research that looks specifically at triple positive recurrence rates. I find lots of data comparing er/pr- her2+ with er/pr+ Her2-. I have always wondered if one of my positives trumps the other, or if triple positive risk of recurrence lay somewhere in the middle of the two formerly mentioned groups. Since Her2+ is so aggressive, my hunch is recurrences would tend to happen sooner versus later. And since I just hit my three year cancersucksery, I think I am going with that for now. __________________ Are we there yet? Dx 10/05 IDC, multi-focal, triple +, 5 nodes+ MRM, 4 DD A/C, 12 weekly taxol + herceptin rads concurrent with taxol/herceptin finished herceptin 01/08 ooph, Arimidex, bilateral DIEP reconstruction NED Univ. of WA, Seattle vaccine trial '07 Last edited by Margerie; 10-14-2008 at 07:43 AM..