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'lizbeth · 05-13-2014, 08:33 AM

Thank you GDP for answering my question: What's next.

I am very excited about the upcoming ASCO conference in Chicago. I know one study I participated in is about to share some exciting news. Another will likely have good news for the SABCS.

It seems we need new lingo. The days of ER +/-, PR +/-, Her2 +/- are about to be left behind. Triple Positive, Triple Negative are too simple with cancer.

I can't believe there are women with lower expressions of Her2 who could have benefited from Herceptin. Yet with the current system it is a decade past the original FDA approval and these women are still grouped in the Triple Negative category, progressing and dying.

Thanks heavens for Research Rebels like Nagourney.

05-13-2014, 08:33 AM	#8
'lizbeth Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 2,214	Re: Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Worse or Just Different? Thank you GDP for answering my question: What's next. I am very excited about the upcoming ASCO conference in Chicago. I know one study I participated in is about to share some exciting news. Another will likely have good news for the SABCS. It seems we need new lingo. The days of ER +/-, PR +/-, Her2 +/- are about to be left behind. Triple Positive, Triple Negative are too simple with cancer. I can't believe there are women with lower expressions of Her2 who could have benefited from Herceptin. Yet with the current system it is a decade past the original FDA approval and these women are still grouped in the Triple Negative category, progressing and dying. Thanks heavens for Research Rebels like Nagourney.