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alw · 04-06-2007, 03:35 PM

Thanks for responding, Becky.

One of my sister's oncologists is suggesting that the anti-hormonals will slow down the fast-dividing cells that the chemo is trying to kill (and therefore the chemo won't be as effective). Sounds reasonable, but, as you've said, it seems as though in Stage IV chemo plus hormonals is the standard of care.

Any thoughts?

Amy

04-06-2007, 03:35 PM	#3
alw Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 63	Thanks for responding, Becky. One of my sister's oncologists is suggesting that the anti-hormonals will slow down the fast-dividing cells that the chemo is trying to kill (and therefore the chemo won't be as effective). Sounds reasonable, but, as you've said, it seems as though in Stage IV chemo plus hormonals is the standard of care. Any thoughts? Amy __________________ Amy age 37 at dx Feb 2008 Multifocal DCIS Apr 2008 Bilateral Mastectomies Sister to Laura age 37 at dx April 2006 9 cm ER-/PR- Her2 +++/bone mets neoadjuvant TCH plus Zometa November 2006 bilateral mastectomy - Change to ER+/PR- Her2 +++ January 2007 innumerable tiny brain mets - WBR March 2007 good response to WBR - some gone, all smaller currently on Lapatinib and Xeloda Feb 2008 Brain MRI: brain mets went from innumerable (jan '07) to 5 (june '07) to 3 (oct '07) to 1 that is getting less conspicuous(feb '08) PET/CT: Slight uptake in some sclerotic bone mets