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her2 newBEE · 02-12-2015, 10:06 PM

My wife also had skin mets. It was a very critical point in her treatment journey. And, by God's mercy, the radiation was extremely successful. She had a more intense radiation schedule, going 2x per day for several months. At the time, she was on Herceptin, Tykerb and a taxane based chemo. It has been long thought that there is synergy between the radiation and the chemo. In addition, there is also some thought that there is a synergistic effect with radiation and Herceptin. You may want to ask your oncologist about keeping Herceptin in the equation.

BTW, my wife had a very successful run with just Herceptin + Tykerb. She was NED on the combination alone for more than a year.

02-12-2015, 10:06 PM	#2
her2 newBEE Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 15	Re: Anybody had Herceptin + Perjeta along with Tykerb?? My wife also had skin mets. It was a very critical point in her treatment journey. And, by God's mercy, the radiation was extremely successful. She had a more intense radiation schedule, going 2x per day for several months. At the time, she was on Herceptin, Tykerb and a taxane based chemo. It has been long thought that there is synergy between the radiation and the chemo. In addition, there is also some thought that there is a synergistic effect with radiation and Herceptin. You may want to ask your oncologist about keeping Herceptin in the equation. BTW, my wife had a very successful run with just Herceptin + Tykerb. She was NED on the combination alone for more than a year.