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Old 03-30-2010, 11:52 AM   #1
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Dr. Slamon interview re Herceptin in Canadian newspaper

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/...rticle1515391/
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Old 03-31-2010, 02:07 AM   #2
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Re: Dr. Slamon interview re Herceptin in Canadian newspaper

Nancy, Great article...thanks for sharing this.

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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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Old 03-31-2010, 09:01 PM   #3
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Re: Dr. Slamon interview re Herceptin in Canadian newspaper

Yes, very good article. Thank you.
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DX Oct 02 @ age 52 Stage 2B Grade 3 Mastectomy
"at least" 4.5 cm IDC 1+node ER+61% /PR-
Assiciated Intraductual component with Comedo Necrosis
Her2+ FISH8.6 IHC 2+
5 1/2 CEF Arimidex
Celebrex 400mg daily for 13 months
Prophylactic mastectomy
Estradiol #: 13
PTEN positive, "late" Herceptin (26 months after chemo)
Oct 05: Actonel for osteopenia from Arimidex.
May 08: Replaced Actonel with Zometa . Taking every 6
months.

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Old 04-02-2010, 08:52 AM   #4
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Re: Dr. Slamon interview re Herceptin in Canadian newspaper

Thank you Nancy for this article. Stories of girls in that article very much like my story. It is very encouraging to know that others have gone through the same war and defeated the beast.
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24.06.2009 - DX: Multicentric breast cancer stage IV with bone metastases, IDC grade 3, ER-/PR-, Her2/Neu +++, FISH +, proliferation index high (Ki67 50%), Richardson scale 8 of 9
01.07.2009 - 3 courses chemotherapy: Taxotere 75mg/m2 + Carboplatin AUC 6 + Herceptin 6 mg/kg - every 21 days; Zometa 4mg - every 28 days for bone metastases
01.09.2009 - Right modified radical mastectomy, including 16 axilla nodes (3 positive).
22.09.2009 - Another 3 courses chemotherapy: Taxotere 75mg/m2 + Carboplatin AUC 6 + Herceptin 6 mg/kg - every 21 days; Zometa 4mg - every 28 days for bone metastases
02.12.2009 - PET/CT images shows no evidence of malignant tissue on the whole body
8.12.2009 - start radiotherapy 30 sessions
Herceptin and Zometa still
15.06.2010 - NED!!!

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Old 04-03-2010, 06:58 PM   #5
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Thanks much for posting.
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