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Elizab · 12-06-2007, 06:41 AM

Diana, I think you might want to ask your onc that question about taking a smaller dose of Tykerb. As I read through the posts in "Herceptin/Tykerb" it sounds like some people are taking fewer than 2500 mg of Tykerb a day (mainly because they have difficulty tolerating it, I think). It may be a difficult question to answer definitively because the drug is so newly available. We are all on a learning curve here (our oncologists included) about dosage. All I know is that the Tykerb is the drug that focuses on Her2Neu. Xeloda is a generally used chemo, not just for people with Her2Neu.
There is also a support program called "Tykerb Cares." Perhaps you could call them and ask your question about a lower dose. You can google "Tykerb Cares" or the US phone number is 1-866-489-5372. I wish you luck in making a decision about this.
Elizabeth

12-06-2007, 06:41 AM	#33
Elizab Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6	Diana's question Diana, I think you might want to ask your onc that question about taking a smaller dose of Tykerb. As I read through the posts in "Herceptin/Tykerb" it sounds like some people are taking fewer than 2500 mg of Tykerb a day (mainly because they have difficulty tolerating it, I think). It may be a difficult question to answer definitively because the drug is so newly available. We are all on a learning curve here (our oncologists included) about dosage. All I know is that the Tykerb is the drug that focuses on Her2Neu. Xeloda is a generally used chemo, not just for people with Her2Neu. There is also a support program called "Tykerb Cares." Perhaps you could call them and ask your question about a lower dose. You can google "Tykerb Cares" or the US phone number is 1-866-489-5372. I wish you luck in making a decision about this. Elizabeth