>>on the theory of "if it aint broke don't fix it", i don't see why you would be tested for her2neu factor AFTER the fact if you were not having a recurrence. that would just make no sense at all. if you were to have a recurrence, then sure, they should test for it. but unless you had a recurrence, shouldn't they just leave well enough alone?


Hi friends,

Respectfully, I don't agree with the above statement. I think it's worthwhile to test for Her2/Nue before recurrence and to undergo Herceptin proactively.

I can only speak for myself - I was Stage III Dec 1999; was tested for Her2/Neu; and received 52 weekly treatments after the Adria/Cytox/Taxotere regimen. I'm NED.

I have no idea if I'm NED because of the Herceptin. I paraphrase my Onc who stated back in 2000 that there was sufficient off-protocol evidence that Herceptin was proving effective for Her2/Neu folks before recurrence.