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Old 07-14-2007, 10:47 AM   #6
tousled1
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Usefullness of HER2 serum test

Just thought I'd let everyone know that my baseline HER2 serum test was 10.1. So, when it went up to 9.5 something in my head told me something was wrong even though it was still within "normal"

I now am a firm believer in the usefullness of the HER2 serum test to monitor progression.
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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
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