07-08-2007, 08:05 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Olathe, KS
Posts: 107
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One more opinion I'll throw out. I went through the same concern over 2 years ago when I went off herceptin. When will HERA release results? Frustrating we don't have any more information than we do know. However, I know LOTS of women who were dx'd in 2003 and 2004 that were stage IIIA or later, and only had herceptin for a year, and most of them are doing fine now (myself included). I know your struggle....but at the same time the finnish study showed a few months of herceptin seems to have the same benefit as a year.
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Rose
Dx'd 1/04 at 33, while 33 weeks pregnant
Dx: Stage IIIC IDC, ER-, PR+ (23%), Her2=2.7 (IDC)/7.6 (FSH), 2.5cm primary tumor, grade III, 11/18+ nodes (largest 3.8 cm)
Treatment: A/C *4, T *4, 1 year of herceptin (BCIRG 006), mastectomy, rads (7 weeks), zoladex (5 years) with tamoxifen (2 years)/aromisin (3 years), bilateral SGAP summer 05 at NOLA
Oops, retested tumor and I guess I'm er/pr- after all.
Stopped all hormonal tx 10/07. Periods resumed 6/08. Bye bye hot flashes!!!!
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