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Taxol, Perjeta and Herceptin - need input on next possible treatment plan
Preparing to go round 3 with HER 2, last pet scan revealed a nice lymph node in my sub pectoral region, same side as original cancer. Onc is recommending Taxol in small doses, 1 dose per week x 2 weeks, 1 week off, then another 2 weeks of small dose taxol, with the addition of perjeta and herceptin every 3 weeks. Anyone else have any experience with this protocol? I have had TCH in 2010 plus 6+ weeks radiation amd year of herceptin. Then adriamycin and cytoxin in 2011 and changing over to Tykerb and herceptin, finishing up 2 years in june .. now, 4 months after being off meds and I have cancerous lymph node 
Just checking to see if any of you have been down a similar path and what I should expect from the treatment. thank you.
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April 2010 - found lump
4/20/10 - breast biopsy- dx 4/21/10
IDC HER2+ Stage IIa, grade 3
SLN biopsy + lumpectomy 5/4/10
2X Lymph Nodes pos + for microscopic metastasis
ct/pet scan 5/27/10 - 1 lymph node "hot"
TCH 6 cycles - completed 5 cycles, x 3 wks, T&C complete-10/8/10
Radiation, daily x 6.5 wks-complete 12/22/2010
Herceptin completed on 5/22/11
PET/CT 6/15/11 2 nodes + her2
axillary LN dissection 7/18/11 3 removed, 2 were + for IDC
IDC stage 2a grade 3 HER2, ER/PR-
4 rounds Adriamycin/Cytoxin every 2 weeks, complete Oct 2011, 750 mg tykerb daily + herceptin dose every 3 weeks, last PET scan NED
Tyker/Hercpetin ended June 2013
October Pet Scan - positive lymph node in subpectoral region - perjeta/herceptin and taxol regimine....X2 now perjeta/herceptin only
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