Sandy, I think I know what you're talking about. Are you talking about chemo sensitivity and resistance tests? Where they take your tissue and test it with a bunch of different agents to find which one works?
I read it in a Wall Street Journal article in Sept 2004 - ASCO had just failed to approve these tests, although the people in the article disagreed. I probably have it clipped in a pile somewhere but doubt I can find it! Also, it was 2 years ago, there may be newer news.
The first link has the text of that article (although not the names of the companies that do testing!). The second link is one of the companies mentioned in the article. The third link is a "rebuttal" article, stating why the ASCO decision may have been wrong.
Hope this helps.
http://annieappleseedproject.stores....saytesnot.html
http://www.rationaltherapeutics.com/
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medi...p?newsid=13910
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Chris in Scotts Valley
June 2002 extensive hi grade DCIS (pre-cancer-stage 0, clean sentinal node) Mastectomy/implant - no chemo, rads. "cured?"
9/2004 Diag: Stage IV extensive liver mets (!) ER/PR- Her2+++
10/04-3/05 Weekly Taxol/Carboplatin/Herceptin , complete response!
04/05 - 4/07 Herception every 3 wks, Continue NED
04/07 - recurrence to liver - 2 spots, starting tykerb/avastin trial
06/07 8/07 10/07 Scans show stable, continue on Tykerb/Avastin
01/08 Progression in liver
02/08 Begin (TDM1) trial
08/08 NED! It's Working! Continue on TDM1
02/09 Continue NED
02/10 Continue NED. 5/10 9/10 Scans NED 10/10 Scans NED
12/10 Scans not clear....4/11 Scans suggest progression 6/11 progression confirmed in liver
07/11 - 11/11 Herceptin/Xeloda -not working:(
12/11 Begin MM302 Phase I trial - bust:(
03/12 3rd times the charm? AKT trial
5/12 Scan shows reduction! 7/12 More reduction!!!!
8/12 Whoops...progression...trying for Perjeta/Herceptin (plus some more nasty chemo!)
9/12 Start Perjeta/Herceptin, chemo on hold due to infection/wound in leg, added on cycle 2 &3
11/12 Poops! progression in liver, Stop Perjeta/Taxo/Herc
11/12 Navelbine/Herce[ptin - try for a 3 cycles, no go.
2/13 Gemzar/Carbo/Herceptin - no go.
3/13 TACE procedure
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