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Hi Michele,
I'm really glad to hear the good news about Tykerb, but have no desire to go on it myself. I'm just not convinced that it can do anything for me over and above the treatment that I've already had. But I also can use hormonal treatments, so that gives me a sense of 'doing something' to continue to fight the cancer. (Hopefully it is doing something worthwhile!)
Wondering if there were any updates on the big adjuvent Herceptin studies? The data in the NEJM study showed that relapse for Stage 3 patients leveled off after three years-- in other words, the patients looked 'cured' (fingers crossed) once they reached three years past randomization.
Jen
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dx 4/05 @ 34 y.o.
Stage IIIC, ER+ (90%)/PR+ (95%)/HER2+ (IHC 3+)
lumpectomy-- 2.5 cm 15+/37 nodes
(IVF in between surgery and chemo)
tx dd A/C, followed by dd Taxol & Herceptin
30 rads (or was it 35?)
Finished Herceptin on 7/24/06
Tamox
livingcured.blogspot.com
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