hutchibk
01-15-2008, 04:43 PM
Hi Kristi -
I have seen your question on a couple of posts where you have asked how long it takes for Tykerb to work...
Hopefully a few others will respond here so that you can see a good range of answers...
I saw less enhancement of my brain mets (3 of them, apx 9 mm each) after 1 month, shrinkage of the brain mets by almost 1/2 by 3.5 months, and all were completely gone, as well as bone met in neck, at 5 months. I am now staying on the combo (at 8.5 months) and still NED-i.e. no evidence of disease. Of course, everyone is different, but I have had wonderful luck with this combo. I did not have to do any brain radiation to treat my brain mets because of my excellent Tykerb results.
I have seen your question on a couple of posts where you have asked how long it takes for Tykerb to work...
Hopefully a few others will respond here so that you can see a good range of answers...
I saw less enhancement of my brain mets (3 of them, apx 9 mm each) after 1 month, shrinkage of the brain mets by almost 1/2 by 3.5 months, and all were completely gone, as well as bone met in neck, at 5 months. I am now staying on the combo (at 8.5 months) and still NED-i.e. no evidence of disease. Of course, everyone is different, but I have had wonderful luck with this combo. I did not have to do any brain radiation to treat my brain mets because of my excellent Tykerb results.