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Old 06-16-2014, 11:05 AM   #1
piano girl
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My 31-year-old daughter has her2+ breast cancer. She has had neo-adjuvant adriamycin, cytoxan, taxol and herceptin. She is on a break from the herceptin because it caused her heart function to decrease. They'll do another echocardiogram in 4 weeks to see if she can go back on it. She'll also have a mastectomy in a month or so. Needless to say, I'm so afraid she won't be able to resume the herceptin. I'm wondering if there is anyone here who has stopped herceptin. If so, how are you?
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Old 06-16-2014, 01:02 PM   #2
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Hi

I stopped herceptin early (7 months) due to decreased heart function. I went to cardio and started coreg and diovan. Function returned to normal within wks, but my onc told me no need to go back on herceptin I was fine w his decision They only do 9 wks of herceptin in Europe. However my bc metastasized very quickly after everything was done. I often wonder if that had anything to do with it.
Please have your daughter get on meds for heart protection and brisk walking 30 mins a day
Best of luck
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12/10 her 2+, ER+ invasive ductile carc stage 3C
1/11 taxol herc 12 wks
4/11 FEC herc 12 wks
8/11 masectomy 48 lymph nodes removed
9/11 tamoxifen
10/11 radiation thru Dec
11/12 recon!
12/12. It's back. :( mets to liver and lungs
Stopped tamoxifen
1/13 TDM1 expansion trial
4/13 lung mets gone 65% reduction in liver markers in low teens!
12/13 lungs still clear! Liver mets reduction
12/13 opherectomy
1/14. Tumor markers increasing. 30's now
2/14 TMs back in high teens
4/14 increased calcium levels
5/14 Xgeva to kadcyla. Scan showed tiny scar tissue on sternum, not previously ever seen
8/14 NED
12/14 NED!!
4/15. NED. YAY! Dr thinking about stopping kadcyla
7/15 still NED. LAST KADCYLA SCHEDULED FOR 9/3
8/15 left side of tongue and lips went numb, brain MRI revealed 10 lesions all over the brain. :(
8/15. Tumor markers still in high teens ???
8/15. 15 rounds of Whole Brain Radiation
Started an Alzheimer's medicine, Namenda, to help preserve brain cognition.
9/15 started Afinator and Tykerb
10/15. Brain MRI. 7 rumors left, nothing new, nothing growing
12/15. 3 sessions of cyber knife
3/16 MRI stable. Nothing new nothing growing nothing shrinking
5/16. MRI. 4 existing tumors doubled in size and 2 new tumor
Looking into clinical trials
6/16. 6 2 hr sessions of cyber knife
10/16 stable MRI
11/16 back in the body.......lungs liver lymph nodes sternum
11/16 abraxane herceptin xgeva
12/16 lungs clear but now 2 tumor in liver
2/17 Opdivo ibrance Tykerb xgeva
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Old 06-16-2014, 03:03 PM   #3
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I live in Ireland we still do a year of Herceptin here KeriK, (where are you in Europe?/ wasn't aware of anywhere doing 9 weeks but know there was a study on it) I was thankful to do the full year without issue's but know most people that have to stop do resume after a short while and hope your daughter can too Piano girl.
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Old 06-17-2014, 05:07 AM   #4
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I never had Herceptin or chemo, as they didn't do that for my size and stage of cancer at the time in Europe. I'm still here 10 years 5 months later.

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Old 06-17-2014, 05:08 AM   #5
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Thank you for your responses. We will pray she's able to resume the herceptin and I'll pass along the other information to her. I pray you both are well.
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Old 06-17-2014, 08:46 PM   #6
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Many people have stopped herceptin, recovered heart function, and gone back on. It's very common.

Good luck to your daughter.
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Multifocal/multicentric IDC, largest 3.4 cm, associated ADH, LCIS, DCIS
HER2+ ER+/PR- Grade 3, Node Negative

10/20/2009: Right mastectomy, reconstruction with TE
12/02/2009: Six rounds TCH, switched to Taxol halfway through due to neuropathy
03/31/2010: Finished chemo
05/01/2010: Began tamoxifen, the worst drug ever
11/18/2010: Reconstruction completed
12/02/2010: Finished herceptin
05/21/2011: Liver Mets. Quit Tamoxifen
06/22/2011: Navelbine/Zometa/Herceptin
10/03/2011: Liver Resection, left lobe. Microwave ablation, right lobe - going for cure!
11/26/2011: C-Diff Superbug Infection, "worst case doctor had seen in 20 years"
03/28/2012: Progression in ablated section of the liver - no more cure. Started Abraxane, continue herceptin/zometa
10/10/2012: Progression continues, started Halaven, along with herceptin and zometa.
01/15/2013: Progression continues, started Gemzar and Perjeta, an unusual combo, continuing with herceptin and zometa
03/13/2013: Quit Gemzar, body just won't handle it. Staying on herceptin, zometa and perjeta.
04/03/2013: CT shows 50% regression in tumor, so am starting back on Gemzar with dose reduction, staying with perjeta/herceptin/zometa. Can't argue with success!
05/09/2013: Discussing SBRT with Radiology due to inability of bone marrow to recover from chemo.
06/07/2013: Fiducial placement for SBRT
07/03/2013: Chemo discontinued, on Perjeta, Herceptin and Zometa alone
07/25/2013: SBRT (gamma knife) begins
08/01/2013: SBRT completed
08/15/2013: STABLE! continuing with Perjeta, Herceptin, Zometa
06/18/2014: ***** NED!!!!***** continuing with Perjeta, Herceptin, Zometa
01/29/2014: Still NED. continuing with Perjeta, Herceptin. Zometa lowered to every 3 months instead of monthly.
11/08/2015: Progression throughout abdomen and lungs. Started TDM-1, aka Kadcyla. Other meds discontinued. Remission was nice while it lasted.

5/27/18: Stable. Kadcyla put me right back in the barn. I have two teeny spots on my lungs that are metabolically inactive, and liver is clean.

I’m beating this MFer. I was 51 when this started and had two kids, 22 and 12. Now I’m 60. My oldest got married and trying to start s family. My youngesg graduates from Caltech this June. My stepdaughter gave me grandkids. Life is fantastic.
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