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09-11-2006, 11:57 AM
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Join Date: May 2006
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Stage IV - good scans
My wife just had her three month scans. All NED. Things still stable. That's all I can ask for! Just thought some good news was in order. My wife was stage 4 from the start. Her2 +, ER/PR+. Left masectomy, nodes and bones mets since Dec 2002 i think. First round ACT then on aridamex and zometa for 2.5 years. Liver and lung activity started gradually. Changed to Herceptin,Carbo and Taxol. Great response. All dissappeared in lungs and liver. Finished 6 rounds this year around March. On Herceptin and zometa every three weeks. This is the second scan after chemo. All good for now.
Thanks for this place! It keep me sane!
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09-11-2006, 12:03 PM
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Location: Houston, Texas
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Congrats! I hope things keep going well!!!!!!
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09-11-2006, 12:25 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Northern Calif.
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Very terrific news!! Give her a BIG hug from us!! I hope that she has many more years of NED!
Lexi
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09-11-2006, 12:27 PM
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Location: Acworth, GA
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That's great news! We all like when it's good news we hear. Praying that your wife remains NED.
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Kate
Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58)
ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2%
Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore
Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006
14 of 26 nodes positive
Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007
Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006
BRCA1/BRCA2 negative
Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH
Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife
Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking.
March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra
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09-11-2006, 01:29 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 93
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John,
Great news! And I agree it is great to have this place.
-Rich
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09-11-2006, 05:11 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Central Coast, CA
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Great news - love that TCH combo! I hope it is a VERY long term slapdown to NED!
Take care
Chris
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Chris in Scotts Valley
June 2002 extensive hi grade DCIS (pre-cancer-stage 0, clean sentinal node) Mastectomy/implant - no chemo, rads. "cured?"
9/2004 Diag: Stage IV extensive liver mets (!) ER/PR- Her2+++
10/04-3/05 Weekly Taxol/Carboplatin/Herceptin , complete response!
04/05 - 4/07 Herception every 3 wks, Continue NED
04/07 - recurrence to liver - 2 spots, starting tykerb/avastin trial
06/07 8/07 10/07 Scans show stable, continue on Tykerb/Avastin
01/08 Progression in liver
02/08 Begin (TDM1) trial
08/08 NED! It's Working! Continue on TDM1
02/09 Continue NED
02/10 Continue NED. 5/10 9/10 Scans NED 10/10 Scans NED
12/10 Scans not clear....4/11 Scans suggest progression 6/11 progression confirmed in liver
07/11 - 11/11 Herceptin/Xeloda -not working:(
12/11 Begin MM302 Phase I trial - bust:(
03/12 3rd times the charm? AKT trial
5/12 Scan shows reduction! 7/12 More reduction!!!!
8/12 Whoops...progression...trying for Perjeta/Herceptin (plus some more nasty chemo!)
9/12 Start Perjeta/Herceptin, chemo on hold due to infection/wound in leg, added on cycle 2 &3
11/12 Poops! progression in liver, Stop Perjeta/Taxo/Herc
11/12 Navelbine/Herce[ptin - try for a 3 cycles, no go.
2/13 Gemzar/Carbo/Herceptin - no go.
3/13 TACE procedure
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09-12-2006, 07:37 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Madison, Connecticut
Posts: 638
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John
thanks for sharing with us; it is helpful for all of us to know which therapy combinations work ... and tell your wife we are pleased to have another survivor become NED!
Love Kim from CT
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09-12-2006, 08:20 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Oregon
Posts: 1,756
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John, good news indeed! Thank you for the good news as we do love to hear it, gives hope to all 
<3 Lolly |
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09-12-2006, 08:20 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Alexandria, VA
Posts: 1,055
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Hi John,
Thanks for the good news. It helps balance the setbacks. Hope your wife has many NED years. BB
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09-13-2006, 02:29 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Posts: 1,516
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GREAT news JOHN...
now you and your wife go celebrate. Take care and God bless.
Rhonda
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Rhonda
Dx 2/1/05, Stage 1, 0 nodes, Grade 3, ER/PR-, HER2+ (3.16 Fish)
2/7/05, Partial Mastectomy
5/18/05 Finished 6 rounds of dose dense TEC (Taxotere, Epirubicin and Cytoxan)
8/1/05 Finished 33 rads
8/18/05 Started Herceptin, every 3 weeks for a year (last one 8/10/06)
2/1/13...8 year Cancerversary and I am "perfect" (at least where cancer is concerned;)
" And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."- Abraham Lincoln
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09-14-2006, 07:33 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 869
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Bravo!! Just what I want't to hear!! God Bless Ceesun
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09-14-2006, 07:34 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Walnut Creek, CA
Posts: 438
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Fantastic news!!!
Karen
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