[OzzieSue]

A brief history. Bone/liver/lung mets. T’tere/herc till liver prog. Lung mets gone. Tyk/Xel until bone progression. Moved house and Oncs. At initial consultation he suggested trying Caelyx at it was easy tolerated (which it was) and monthy and at some stage he would think of adding Herc. When Caelyx started to fail I asked about Herc and he said I couldn’t have it with Caelyx because of heart problems. He checked for trials but none avail for me (in Aus) because of all the chemo. Changed to Taxol/Gemzar 2 weeks on, 1 off. Have done 2 rounds, start 3rd on Monday. I asked about adding Herc or Tyk to the mix before starting and he said as it had failed before he didn’t think there would be any benefit. I’m not sure whether it is working. In the past my liver function markers have always been a good indicator. They have come down from the 1st treatment and only started to rise when the treatment is failing. On this treatment they are all over the place, down one week, up the next, very unpredictable.

On a thread started by Janet Taylor both Brenda and Chris mention that even if a chemo/herc combo fails you can still benefit from Herc with another chemo.

MY QUESTION IS – I would like to put a case to my Onc for either Herc or Tyk but feel I need some ammunition. I don’t want to push and have it fail. Does anyone have any more info on their benefits, scientific or other wise. Any info would be a help. Thanks.



I am her2+++, er-. If my present combo fails I feel the options are getting thin.



Any info would be a help. Thanks, Sue