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Vaccine trial
Hello everyone!
A new update from the Her 2 vaccine trial in San Antonio. I have just finished the 6th vaccine series. I have had an easy time of it. Every time the injection site would get slightly more irritated and red, but never severe. No long lasting side effects at all. Of course it is a blind study, everyone gets GSM, but the other peptides are randomized. Each time I became slightly sore, flu like the first day, but by the next morning i woke up feeling great. We are followed for 3 years and I will have the reactive skin test next month, then boosters at 12, 18, 24, and 30 months.
All I can hope is it will give me some extra protection from the Her 2 beast! AND hopefully see a true vaccine in the future!
Hugs to yu all,
Elizabeth
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Diagnosed: Feb 2010 @ 46 yrs old
Invasive Ductual Carcinoma, left
2/28/10 Bilateral Mastectomy (tissue saving for future reconstruction)
3.2 cm 2/18 +lymph nodes
Stage 2b; E+/P+/Her2 +++
Nottingham score grade 2
Ki67 30%
3/2010 A/C 4 DD/2wks
5/2010 Herceptin/Taxotere 4D/3wks
8/2010 Herceptin until May 2011
Tamoxifin 20mg
9/2010 RAD 34 treatments
Pet scan Aug 2010 clear
Port removed July 2011
Bone scan, chest MRI 12/11 clear
Vaccine trial began Oct 2011
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