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Old 07-28-2014, 08:56 PM   #1
Nguyen
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Re-biopsy what biomarkers to test for

Hello everyone,

My wife will have biopsy soon. Beside ER, PR, and Her2, what other bio markers that guide treatment selection should we ask the oncologist to test for?

Thank you very much,

Nguyen


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Linda's treatment history:

07/2014 - current: T-DM1
02/2014 – 06/2014: Everolimus (5mg), Exemestane, herceptin
08/2013 – 01/2014: Femara, herceptin
12/2012 – 07/2013: 4mg estradiol, herceptin
08/2012 - 12/2012: Fulvestran 500mg, exemestane, Herceptin (Stop everolimus due to mouthsores)
05/2012 - 08/2012: Everolimus (10mg), Exemestane, Herceptin, Zometa
08/2011 - 05/2012: Herceptin, Tykerb, Femara, Zometa
08/2010 - 08/2011: Herceptin, Femara, Zometa
09-2009 - 08/2010: Herceptin and estradiol (6mg)
09/2008 - 09/2009: Herceptin, Fulvestrant, Femara
03/2008 - 09/2008: Herceptin, Exemestane, Oophorectomy
01/2005 - 03/2008: Herceptin (readded) and Femara
07/2004: It returned again via several small nodules in the lung
10/2002: NED (via CT and CA27.29)!
10/2001 - 01/2005: Femara, (Fosamax)
12/2000 - 10/2001: Herceptin and Navelbine
12/2000: lung metastatic was diagnosed (a few small nodules)
02/1998 - 12/2000: Daily Tamoxifen
05/1997 - 04/1998: Modified Radical Mastectomy, many many cycles of chemo regiments (CAF,Taxol, Carpoplatin, Thiotepa, Navelbine, Taxotere), including HDC, and radiation
05/1997: First diagnosed with BC stage 3A, ER+, PR+, HER2 +, poorly differentiated, nuclear grade 3.
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