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Old 09-29-2010, 06:37 PM   #1
Angela
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Question Has anyone been on Ixempra

I would love what side effects were experienced and if you had good results?

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Dx May 2003 at age 39
Lt mastectomy, no nodes
DCIS, PR- ER- Her+++
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Recurrence Dec 2006 Rt lung
2/07 - 3 Brain mets - Radiation
3/07 -
Carboplatin and Herceptin
8/07- mets stable. Finished Carboplatin-remain on Herceptin
12/07 - Herceptin only
5/08 - Lung mets grew - tykerb and Navilbene. Reaction to Tykerb -9/08 Herceptin again
12/08 - Lung mets growing - xeloda.
8/09 - Given Zometa for precaution
10/09 - Lung mets back plus new ones. - Put back on Xeloda.
1/10 – Began short-term disability

2/10 –Lung mets growing - Gemzar
9/2010 – Scan show tumors in lungs growing. Put on Ixempra (every 3 weeks). MRI of the brain showed a brain bleed but it had stopped bleeding.


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Old 09-29-2010, 08:00 PM   #2
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Re: Has anyone been on Ixempra

CarolynS started a thread in August asking the same question:

http://her2support.org/vbulletin/sho...hlight=ixempra

Perhaps you can get some tips from her.
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