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schoonder · 06-23-2012, 11:02 AM

Would neo-adjuvant t-dm1 after surgery reduce possibility of brain mets if treatment was effective in eradicating remnants of disease that are currently undetectable?

Would intrathecal t-dm1 make for an effective tool in treating her2+ brain mets?

06-23-2012, 11:02 AM	#14
schoonder Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 186	Re: Intrathecal (IT) Herceptin (Trastuzumab) for brain mets (Leptomeningeal Metastase Would neo-adjuvant t-dm1 after surgery reduce possibility of brain mets if treatment was effective in eradicating remnants of disease that are currently undetectable? Would intrathecal t-dm1 make for an effective tool in treating her2+ brain mets?