Tykerb Update

[Esther]

I finished a 3 week cycle of Tykerb and a 2 week cycle of Xeloda on Tuesday of this week, the 1st of May. When I went in for my Herceptin infusion, I had my blood drawn for my labs.

My CA 27-29 had been at 398 three weeks prior to this. I just called to see if they had the results, and my CA 27-29 results were 90. So they went from 398 to 90 in just 3 weeks of being on Herceptin, Tykerb and Xeloda.

The TM's have always been very accurate for me, so this was good news that something positive is happening. I was hoping for good news, but this was better than what I'd expected.

My liver and bone mets have continued to stay in remission, so this may be very good news regarding my 3 brain lesions. I'm due for a brain MRI in about a month, so will have more input then, but for now, this was very good news indeed.