Any Tykerb Questions?

[Marcel]

I took a year of "Late" Herceptin, beginning 18 months after completing chemo. As the efficacy of Herceptin as a single agent post-chemo has not been definitively proven, I am very much inclined to try a course of Tykerb to throw at my stage 3A HER2+ BC, diagnosed in the fall of 03 as I try to make it to year 5 +. However, the Mass General trials rule out those who have previously taken Herceptin. I would hate to wait for disease progression, before the drug is available to me, and would much prefer to try to head this off. if possible, or at least as long as possible. Any hope that "early" bc patients will be able to access Tykerb in the near future?

Many thanks for your wonderfully informative postings and advocacy on our behalf!