anyone with MS? Has it improved with herceptin treatment???

[Lani]

I heard an anecdotal experience related( after a lecture) by Dr. Ronald Levy --who invented rituximab, another monoclonal antibody which has been used against lymphoma, but recently against rheumatoid arthritis as well-- that another oncologist reported improvement of his wife's neurologic disease, type unspecified, with herceptin.

News today showed a trial of rituximab in MS failed to show benefit--there are a number of other monoclonal antibodies which are showing promise with MS

I was just curious if anyone here with bc and MS had noted improvement during their year of treatment (or longer treatment if Stage IV). I found a paper showing remyelinization occured with herceptin treatment of leprosy!! I periodically send info on new MS treatments to someone in DK and that paper on leprosy gave me the idea to check with you here on this board.

Any and all feedback appreciated.

[Joan M]

Hi Lani,

If only there had already been a cure for MS. I pray everyday for a cure as my sister succombed to the disease in 2000 at the age of 51. She was almost five years older than me and had MS since she was 17. Early on she bounced back from it, married and had two boys. She would have been a grandmother by now. I'm always interested in MS research.

Thanks.

Joan