I am also on TCH, 6 rounds with Herceptin to continue for 1 year. I believe the foundation for this protocol was a large study out of UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center. Here is the link..
http://www.cancer.mednet.ucla.edu/ne...item_id=134542
It doesn't seem to spell out the number of rounds they used for the study though.
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Age 50, premenopausal
Dx 1/2/07 DCIS/IDC
Lumpectomy 1/4/07 1.1cm tumor
SNB 3 nodes clear
Stage 1, Grade 2, HER2+++ (FISH 6.8)
ER + / PR +
TCH, 6 rounds, finished 6/1/07!!!
Herceptin to continue for 1 year
36 rads finished 8/22/07
Port out 8/27/07
Switched to Herceptin weekly for joint pain
Ooph 11/13/07
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