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Karen t · 12-06-2009, 01:16 PM

I have been on Herceptin since July 2004 so, yes, it is safe to combine. My period of stable disease occurred after taking Artemisinin for three months - it was a big deal since it was the first time in nearly four years that there was no progression. Prior to that, I had tried Gemcitabine, Xeloda, Abraxane, Avastin and DCA with Herceptin - all with progression. My CT last week again showed progression. I am now in the process of trying three weeks of Artemisinin then one week of DCA to see if the switching will resolve the autoinduction that presumably occurs with Artemisinin (as detailed on the site sent to you earlier). Please let me know if you have additional questions.

12-06-2009, 01:16 PM	#9
Karen t Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 66	Re: What Targeted Therapy after Herceptin and Tykerb fail? I have been on Herceptin since July 2004 so, yes, it is safe to combine. My period of stable disease occurred after taking Artemisinin for three months - it was a big deal since it was the first time in nearly four years that there was no progression. Prior to that, I had tried Gemcitabine, Xeloda, Abraxane, Avastin and DCA with Herceptin - all with progression. My CT last week again showed progression. I am now in the process of trying three weeks of Artemisinin then one week of DCA to see if the switching will resolve the autoinduction that presumably occurs with Artemisinin (as detailed on the site sent to you earlier). Please let me know if you have additional questions.