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donalddonald · 03-05-2011, 05:56 AM

hi, my wife also had brain met two years ago, also gamma knife is not suitable, she had focus radiation and wbr instead, together with tykerb, after that, one and half year of tykerb with vinorelbine (injection then oral), stable for 2 years then new brain met again last October, then herceptin and tykerb also place rod in the leg bone, now is planning radiation again, may be we can share more information together?

03-05-2011, 05:56 AM	#2
donalddonald Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 36	Re: if had or brain mets please share your knowledge hi, my wife also had brain met two years ago, also gamma knife is not suitable, she had focus radiation and wbr instead, together with tykerb, after that, one and half year of tykerb with vinorelbine (injection then oral), stable for 2 years then new brain met again last October, then herceptin and tykerb also place rod in the leg bone, now is planning radiation again, may be we can share more information together? __________________ My wife: 03/06 First diagnosed at age 33 04/06 resected ER/PR- Her2 +3 05/06 AC + TH followed Herceptin full 1 year 03/08 Right lung mets 04/08 resected 05/08 Xeloda + Tykerb (500 mg) 10/08 Brain mets 1 big (4 cm) and 3 small (1 CM) 02/09 Brain radiation 03/09 left lung spots found 04/09 Vinorelbine + Tykerb (1250 mg)