Forum: Herceptin / Tykerb
03-09-2010, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 41
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Re: percentage of those who respond to Herceptin
The 50% rate is for the first 2 years via the adjuvant trial. Follow up on those women at 5 years shows a 38% rate (31% if Herceptin is used alone).
There is lessening of affect because some...
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Forum: Herceptin / Tykerb
02-23-2010, 09:53 PM
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Replies: 41
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Re: percentage of those who respond to Herceptin
Chrisy is right. You are not looking at the statistics right.
Let's say at Stage 2 if given chemo (with surgery +/- rads) you have a 30% recurrence rate but if you're given Herceptin too, your 2...
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Forum: Herceptin / Tykerb
02-23-2010, 05:42 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 13,453
Re: percentage of those who respond to Herceptin
In the initial adjuvant Herceptin trials, Herceptin improved 2 year survival results by 50% (meaning that half the women who would have recurred didn't) but the 5 year results are a third which holds...
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