Forum: her2group
05-07-2017, 11:47 AM
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Re: Kadcyla - Scotland
Good luck on Kadcyla, Tiffany. It is a good drug. I hope it helps you for a good long time.
Amy
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Forum: her2group
04-24-2017, 06:19 PM
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Re: Kadcyla - Scotland
My oncologist agrees that chemo is a double-edged sword. It can kill the cancer, but it suppresses the immune system, which may hinder Herceptin and Perjeta in doing their job helping my body handle...
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Forum: her2group
04-19-2017, 07:49 AM
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Re: Kadcyla - Scotland
Juls--Abraxane and Taxol have the same active ingredient (Paclitaxel). The difference is the stuff they're dissolved in. Interestingly, I got an email from my oncologist yesterday saying perhaps I...
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Forum: her2group
04-18-2017, 04:26 PM
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Re: Kadcyla - Scotland
I'm on Herceptin and Perjeta as a maintenance treatment, and it's the third time I've been on it. I also had two go-rounds with Kadcyla. Others on this board have said that once a drug "fails" it's...
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Forum: her2group
04-10-2017, 02:53 PM
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Re: Kadcyla - Scotland
Juls,
Those stories are kind of scary. If I were you I'd have questions.
I'm glad people in Scotland can get Kadcyla from your health service now. It's pretty darn expensive.
Best wishes,...
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Forum: her2group
03-05-2017, 06:27 PM
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Re: Kadcyla - Scotland
I assume one needs to live in Scotland to sign the petition? Is that a safe assumption?
And I agree. The Daily Mail article is much clearer.
My daughter, who has a master's degree in biomedical...
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Forum: her2group
02-28-2017, 09:49 PM
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Re: Kadcyla - Scotland
I hope it works!
Interested that the suffix "um" is added to both halves of the "official" drug name as shown in the illustration. Kadcyla is called "Trastusumab emtansine" here in the US.
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