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StephN · 11-09-2006, 05:28 PM

Hey Sandy - and the others here who are fighting inflammatory breast cancer.

I just got the Program Schedule from the upcoming Breast Cancer Symposium (which Sandy H will be attending) and would you believe that the FIRST presentation of the conference is titled:

"A Phase II combination study of lapatinib (Tykerb) and paclitaxel as a neoadjuvent therapy in patients with newly diagnosed inflammatory breast cancer (IBC)."

This is a multicenter AND international study.

Then following that is another study presentation on lapatinib and capecitabine.

There will be a couple of other presentations specific to IBC as well.

Things are looking up for this particular brand of breast cancer.

11-09-2006, 05:28 PM	#1
StephN Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Misty woods of WA State Posts: 4,128	IBC news from San Antonio Hey Sandy - and the others here who are fighting inflammatory breast cancer. I just got the Program Schedule from the upcoming Breast Cancer Symposium (which Sandy H will be attending) and would you believe that the FIRST presentation of the conference is titled: "A Phase II combination study of lapatinib (Tykerb) and paclitaxel as a neoadjuvent therapy in patients with newly diagnosed inflammatory breast cancer (IBC)." This is a multicenter AND international study. Then following that is another study presentation on lapatinib and capecitabine. There will be a couple of other presentations specific to IBC as well. Things are looking up for this particular brand of breast cancer. __________________ "When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest." H.D. Thoreau Live in the moment. MY STORY SO FAR ~~~~ Found suspicious lump 9/2000 Lumpectomy, then node dissection and port placement Stage IIB, 8 pos nodes of 18, Grade 3, ER & PR - Adriamycin 12 weekly, taxotere 4 rounds 36 rads - very little burning 3 mos after rads liver full of tumors, Stage IV Jan 2002, one spot on sternum Weekly Taxol, Navelbine, Herceptin for 27 rounds to NED! 2003 & 2004 no active disease - 3 weekly Herceptin + Zometa Jan 2005 two mets to brain - Gamma Knife on Jan 18 All clear until treated cerebellum spot showing activity on Jan 2006 brain MRI & brain PET Brain surgery on Feb 9, 2006 - no cancer, 100% radiation necrosis - tumor was still dying Continue as NED while on Herceptin & quarterly Zometa Fall-2006 - off Zometa - watching one small brain spot (scar?) 2007 - spot/scar in brain stable - finished anticoagulation therapy for clot along my port-a-catheter - 3 angioplasties to unblock vena cava 2008 - Brain and body still NED! Port removed and scans in Dec. Dec 2008 - stop Herceptin - Vaccine Trial at U of W begun in Oct. of 2011 STILL NED everywhere in Feb 2014 - on wing & prayer 7/14 - Started twice yearly Zometa for my bones Jan. 2015 checkup still shows NED 2015 Neuropathy in feet - otherwise all OK - still NED. Same news for 2016 and all of 2017. Nov of 2017 - had small skin cancer removed from my face. Will have Zometa end of Jan. 2018.