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tousled1 · 06-08-2007, 06:28 PM

Julie,

I get the HER2 serum test and am hoping that it will be a better indicator if I ever get mets. My first one was 10.1 and now we are down to 6.5. At least I know the Herceptin did it's job. I have been off Herceptin for 6 weeks now and will see my oncologist in 3 weeks. At that time, I will have the serum test done again. Hopefully the numbers will be good. I found that the regular tumor marker tests were no good for me. When I was diagnosed with Stage IIIc my tumor marker was 15.3 which was well within the "normal" rage. While on A/C it jumped to 31.4 and the back down to 15. I'm hoping that ther HE2 serum test will be more reliable

06-08-2007, 06:28 PM	#5
tousled1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Acworth, GA Posts: 2,104	Julie, I get the HER2 serum test and am hoping that it will be a better indicator if I ever get mets. My first one was 10.1 and now we are down to 6.5. At least I know the Herceptin did it's job. I have been off Herceptin for 6 weeks now and will see my oncologist in 3 weeks. At that time, I will have the serum test done again. Hopefully the numbers will be good. I found that the regular tumor marker tests were no good for me. When I was diagnosed with Stage IIIc my tumor marker was 15.3 which was well within the "normal" rage. While on A/C it jumped to 31.4 and the back down to 15. I'm hoping that ther HE2 serum test will be more reliable __________________ Kate Stage IIIC Diagnosed Oct 25, 2005 (age 58) ER/PR-, HER2+++, grade 3, Ploidy/DNA index: Aneuploid/1.61, S-phase: 24.2% Neoadjunct chemo: 4 A/C; 4 Taxatore Bilateral mastectomy June 8, 2006 14 of 26 nodes positive Herceptin June 22, 2006 - April 20, 2007 Radiation (X35) July 24-September 11, 2006 BRCA1/BRCA2 negative Stage IV lung mets July 13, 2007 - TCH Single brain met - August 6, 2007 -CyberKnife Oct 2007 - clear brain MRI and lung mets shrinking. March 2008 lung met progression, brain still clear - begin Tykerb/Xeloda/Ixempra