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My onc stopped Herceptin when my muga dropped from 70 to 54. I remember him or his nurse saying something about 15 point drop is the stopping point, but I could have misheard them. I had had A/C, Taxol and 36 weeks of Herceptin by then. My oncologist confirmed that there is a study of 5000 women going on in Europe with the aim of proving that 6 months of Herceptin gives the same protection as 12 months for non metastic BC. I felt comfortable stopping at nine months. You might want to try to get in a few more treatments, but that's up to you and the doctor to decide.
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MJO
IDC, Stage I, Grade 2
Oncotype DX Score 32
Her2++ E+P+, Node Neg.
Lumpectomy 11/04/05 Clear Margins
3 Dose dense AC (Couldn't tolerate 4)
4 Dose dense Taxol & Herc. (Tolerated well)
36 weeks Herceptin (Could not complete one year due to decrease in MUGA score)
2 years of Arimidex, then three years of Femara
Finished Femara May 2011
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