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This was a very pertinent presentation. THANK-YOU fo taking the time to send.
So the question remains: is our onc (who has otherwise proved herself extremely solid in her facts and experience) crazy for saying Tamoxifen is OK for a year or two if 12 month Herceptin was given even if it goes past the Herceptin dosing? She says the Herceptin keeps working in the body, but as Becky pointed out above, half life is fairly short.
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Terri, spouse of Ruth, Dallas/Ft. Worth area
Ruth dx 05/01/07 (age 50) Filipino
multifocal, several tumors .5 -2.5 cm, large area
Breast MRI showed 2 enlarged nodes, not palpable
100%ER+, 95%PR+, HER2+++
6x pre-surgery TCH chemo finished 9/15/7 Dramatic tumor shrinkage
1 year Herceptin till 6/08
MRM 10/11/07, SNB: 0/4 nodes + Path: tumors reduced to only a few "scattered cells"
now 50% ER+, PR- ???
Rads finished 1/16/08
Added Tamoxifen,
Finished Herceptin 05/08
NOW is the time to appreciate life to the fullest.
Last edited by TSund; 06-27-2008 at 11:23 AM..
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