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webmum · 11-24-2009, 06:16 AM

I remember my oncologist sayin I was exactly borderline, 2.25 as 2.3 would have been overexpression and 2.2 underexpression.
Eventually they said they "manipulated" the sample in some way or other and finally got a positive result. At the time I thought they were being very keen to enrol me on this trial (with lapatinib) just so they had more patients.....but then realised they were only keen to save my life as I would have been triple neg otherwise.

grade 3 stage 3a, 5cm KI67 of 90%, a 2cm lump in lymphnodes....I needed all the help I could get!!

(After surgery I was told it had been a complete response, I could never thank my oncologists enough!)

chiara

11-24-2009, 06:16 AM	#13
webmum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 12	Re: Borderline FISHy I remember my oncologist sayin I was exactly borderline, 2.25 as 2.3 would have been overexpression and 2.2 underexpression. Eventually they said they "manipulated" the sample in some way or other and finally got a positive result. At the time I thought they were being very keen to enrol me on this trial (with lapatinib) just so they had more patients.....but then realised they were only keen to save my life as I would have been triple neg otherwise. grade 3 stage 3a, 5cm KI67 of 90%, a 2cm lump in lymphnodes....I needed all the help I could get!! (After surgery I was told it had been a complete response, I could never thank my oncologists enough!) chiara