Tykerb Medicine

[Unregistered]

PATIENT ALREADY OPERARTED AND REMOVED TWO BREASTS AND ALREADY TAKEN ONE CHEMOTERAPHY 19 DAYS BACK ND GOING TO TAKE ANOTHER CHEMOTERAPHY ON 29TH APRIL 2008. KINDLY ADVISE HWHETHER THIS TYKERB MEDICINE IS EFFECTIVE OR NOT?

THE PATIENT HAS GOT THE FOLLOWING NEGATIVE

ER - NEGATIVE
PR - NEGATIVE
HER2NEU- NEGATIVE


IN THIS PATIENT CASE, WHETHER THIS DRUG TYKERB IS EFFECTIVE OR NOT? KINDLY ADVISE.

Reragrds

NAVRATAN BAID
DELHI
9810008960
EMAIL: navyug@bol.net.in

[Becky]

Although it is not typical, was the patient tested for Her1 and is it positive?

Tykerb blocks Her2 and Her1. It works better if the patient is at least Her2+ as testing showed that the drug does not work well if you are only Her1 positive. If the patient is also Her1 negative, the drug would not work as it is directed at Her 2 positive patients primarily.

For the pathology you described, Avastin is commonly used. This drug prevents tumors from growing more blood vessels and actually helps the vessels they have grow to look and act more normal so that chemotherapy can be better directed to the tumor.