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Becky · 09-26-2006, 05:45 AM

At ASCO 2006 I personally went to the presentation on the benefit of adding a taxane after 4 dense dose AC treatments.

A taxane is most beneficial to those who are Her2 positive (regardless of hormone status - and this part was stressed over and over again because....) a taxane was shown to be of NO benefit to those who were only hormone positive (and Her2 negative). Adding a taxane was also of great benefit to triple negatives.

If I had a tumor that was Her2+ and over 1cm - even with negative nodes, I would insist on 4 taxol treatments after the AC adding in the Herceptin with the taxol treatments and then Herceptin out to a year. It is that much more beneficial. Check it out under the ASCO 2006 site (when I get home late tonight, I will look it up and let you know the abstract number).

Kindest regards

Becky

09-26-2006, 05:45 AM	#4
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	At ASCO 2006 I personally went to the presentation on the benefit of adding a taxane after 4 dense dose AC treatments. A taxane is most beneficial to those who are Her2 positive (regardless of hormone status - and this part was stressed over and over again because....) a taxane was shown to be of NO benefit to those who were only hormone positive (and Her2 negative). Adding a taxane was also of great benefit to triple negatives. If I had a tumor that was Her2+ and over 1cm - even with negative nodes, I would insist on 4 taxol treatments after the AC adding in the Herceptin with the taxol treatments and then Herceptin out to a year. It is that much more beneficial. Check it out under the ASCO 2006 site (when I get home late tonight, I will look it up and let you know the abstract number). Kindest regards Becky