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kiwigirl · 10-02-2011, 02:46 PM

Fec was my first line of treatment with herceptin and docetaxol. I had three FEC and three herceptin and taxane.
This does not cross blood brain. I had mets less than a year later after finishing FEC. It probably has a better effect if you are stage 1 or 2 maybe?

10-02-2011, 02:46 PM	#4
kiwigirl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Matakana which is one hour north of Auckland, New Zealand. Posts: 89	Re: MD Anderson results w different concurrent chemo w herceptin combos reviewed Fec was my first line of treatment with herceptin and docetaxol. I had three FEC and three herceptin and taxane. This does not cross blood brain. I had mets less than a year later after finishing FEC. It probably has a better effect if you are stage 1 or 2 maybe? __________________ Oct 2009 Masectomy 6 cm Tumor . Sentinal node biopsy , Node Positive . Her2 + er/pr -. Nov 2009 X3 Taxane and Herceptin, X3 FEC March 2010 25 Rads March 2010 continued on Herception untill 16 Dec 2010 May 2010 Ultra Sound .... ALL CLEAR... NED August 2010 started vaccine trial University of Washington 7th Dec 2010 finished vaccine trial 20th Dec 2010 Port removed 3rd Feb no longer ned brain mets 23r Feb start VMAT radiation August 2011 two new mets to brain and others starting to grow again !!!! August start tykerb and xeloda Dec 1 MRI all small brain mets gone. Largest shrunk by 50% only three small ones to go 17mm,8mm,6mm. Mets on there way out. Yeah