I can't wait to be done with Herceptin-- my MUGA has gone from 78 to 63 and it really makes me mad that I might have done some long term damage.
Did you ladies see the post about the Stage III women who had neo-adj Herceptin, but did not receive it for a year, as is now standard. They are doing fantastic-- it is really amazing. Plus the Finish study which the patients only had Herceptin for 9 weeks. I know these are small studies, but I wonder if maybe shorter rather than longer will end up being most beneficial (risk vs. reward)
I'm hoping that ASCO will soon have news for us on being able to better determine whether or not Herceptin works for individual patients-- I know there's evidence about PTEN, etc., but so far, it still seems like a gray area.
Jen
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dx 4/05 @ 34 y.o.
Stage IIIC, ER+ (90%)/PR+ (95%)/HER2+ (IHC 3+)
lumpectomy-- 2.5 cm 15+/37 nodes
(IVF in between surgery and chemo)
tx dd A/C, followed by dd Taxol & Herceptin
30 rads (or was it 35?)
Finished Herceptin on 7/24/06
Tamox
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