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lkc Gumby · 07-24-2015, 08:38 AM

Hi lucy,

i have worked with US oncology clinical trials, and yes you can participate in these trials being outside the country The key question, or concern will be if you are able to attend all the required visits and procedures involved. many oncology trials pay for all, but that is something that is negotiated with the pharma sponsor and the oncologist which is the medical investigator.
you can look up available trials on clinical trials.gov
put in her2 positive metastatic breast cancer and the trials will pull up. you can then look at the inclusion and exclusion criteria to see if you match.
another option is checking with a local large teaching hospital that has a robust oncology trial center. they will do alot of the legwork for you.
tdm-1 with herceptin should be an option for you or perjeta as well.
i hope this helps and you receive the assistance you need.

07-24-2015, 08:38 AM	#6
lkc Gumby Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 437	Re: Don't want to give up TDM-1 Hi lucy, i have worked with US oncology clinical trials, and yes you can participate in these trials being outside the country The key question, or concern will be if you are able to attend all the required visits and procedures involved. many oncology trials pay for all, but that is something that is negotiated with the pharma sponsor and the oncologist which is the medical investigator. you can look up available trials on clinical trials.gov put in her2 positive metastatic breast cancer and the trials will pull up. you can then look at the inclusion and exclusion criteria to see if you match. another option is checking with a local large teaching hospital that has a robust oncology trial center. they will do alot of the legwork for you. tdm-1 with herceptin should be an option for you or perjeta as well. i hope this helps and you receive the assistance you need. __________________ Linda Dxed Stage IIIC May 05, 12 pos nodes er/pr -neg,Her -pos LVI Right partial mast & partial axillary dissection-June14,2005 Right modified mast-no clear margins- June 30, 2005 DD AC x4 Taxotere X4 with Herceptin Rads x 35( 5 fields ) Left prophylactive mast( atypia & hyperplasia found ), put on Tamoxifen x 1 yr; D/ced due to endometrial thickening bilateral recon (saline implants)May 06 Nipple recon July 06 metformin 2010 removal of implants due to severe encapsulation, insertion of gummies 2013 Reclast Q yr NED!!!