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harrie · 04-05-2007, 11:57 PM

I had a consultation apt with Dr. P in January. It was primarily to decide whether or not chemo would be beneficial.

I taped our consult apt with his permission, and I am very glad that I did.

At my apt, he was able to give me a recurrence rate based on the adjuvant.com evaluation which took into consideration the HER2 and Oncotype Dx.

I wish I had asked him what his opinion is in regards to the future use of herceptin alone without chemo for the HER2neu protein. To me logically it would seem effective, but I think most studies show it with chemo.

Hope this helps.
harrie

04-05-2007, 11:57 PM	#4
harrie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hilo, Hawaii Posts: 1,867	Consult with Dr. P I had a consultation apt with Dr. P in January. It was primarily to decide whether or not chemo would be beneficial. I taped our consult apt with his permission, and I am very glad that I did. At my apt, he was able to give me a recurrence rate based on the adjuvant.com evaluation which took into consideration the HER2 and Oncotype Dx. I wish I had asked him what his opinion is in regards to the future use of herceptin alone without chemo for the HER2neu protein. To me logically it would seem effective, but I think most studies show it with chemo. Hope this helps. harrie __________________ * MARYANNE * aka HARRIECANARIE 1993: right side DCIS, lumpectomy, rads 1999: left side DCIS, lumpectomy, rads, tamoxifen 2006: BRCA 2 positive Stage I, invasive DCIS (6mm x 5mm) Grade: intermediate sentinal node biopsy: neg HER2/neu amplified 4.7 ER+/PR+ TOPO II neg Oncotype dx 20 Bilat mastectomy with DIEP flap reconstruction oophorectomy 2007: 6 cycles TCH (taxotere, carboplatin, herceptin) finished 1 yr herceptin 05/07 Arimidex, stopped after almost 1 yr Femara