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TSund · 07-01-2007, 07:06 PM

Questions:

1) I understand that Herceptin has a better success rate when combined with chemo. Is this true of hormonally positive cancers also? Is there any study of Heceptin plus hormal drugs vs Herceptin plus chemo?

2) What percentage of the success of chemo has to do with the chemo-pause and what with the actual "cancer killing" properties?

3) Ruth is 100%+ ER and 95%+ PR and yet had the first treatment had a good effect shrinking tumors. I'm guessing that is not the hormonal factor, as usually women have one more cycle before going into chemopause. Is chemo more effective for HER2+/ER+ than ER+ without the HER2 factor?

TRS

07-01-2007, 07:06 PM	#3
TSund Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: DFW area (TX) Posts: 431	Hormonally positive Questions: 1) I understand that Herceptin has a better success rate when combined with chemo. Is this true of hormonally positive cancers also? Is there any study of Heceptin plus hormal drugs vs Herceptin plus chemo? 2) What percentage of the success of chemo has to do with the chemo-pause and what with the actual "cancer killing" properties? 3) Ruth is 100%+ ER and 95%+ PR and yet had the first treatment had a good effect shrinking tumors. I'm guessing that is not the hormonal factor, as usually women have one more cycle before going into chemopause. Is chemo more effective for HER2+/ER+ than ER+ without the HER2 factor? TRS