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Val Pfeiffer · 07-14-2007, 12:22 PM

Joe recently posted a question on a different thread entitled "Need Long Term Herceptin Use Info" and I have a related question.

My history is below, within my signature; after my primary chemo/radiation treatment, I did one year of Herceptin alone--triple doses every three weeks. I didn't think that there were any viable options for me after that, so rather than continue without any preventative measures, I decided to do a triple dose of Herceptin every three months for an indefinite period of time.

Is anyone else who was stage 3 and ER/PR negative doing this or something different post-treatment? If you are doing something different, what are you doing and why did you choose this?

thanks!
Val

07-14-2007, 12:22 PM	#1
Val Pfeiffer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 159	Post-treatment options for ER/PR- Stage 3 Joe recently posted a question on a different thread entitled "Need Long Term Herceptin Use Info" and I have a related question. My history is below, within my signature; after my primary chemo/radiation treatment, I did one year of Herceptin alone--triple doses every three weeks. I didn't think that there were any viable options for me after that, so rather than continue without any preventative measures, I decided to do a triple dose of Herceptin every three months for an indefinite period of time. Is anyone else who was stage 3 and ER/PR negative doing this or something different post-treatment? If you are doing something different, what are you doing and why did you choose this? thanks! Val __________________ BLOG: http://valleygirlvnp.blogspot.com/ Dx 11/04, Age 42, ER-/PR-, HER2+++ 3 months weekly Herceptin, Taxol. Carboplatin Significant tumor shrinkage Mastectomy 3/05; Stage 3b, 9 cm tumor, 5/8+ nodes 3 more months weekly Herceptin, Taxol. Carboplatin 7/05 30 radiation treatments, IMRT planning approach Started 1 year of Herceptin 9/05 9/06 Began quarterly triple doses Herceptin. Brain & breast MRIs semi annually. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 6/08 Right breast, intraductal carcinoma, high nuclear grade associated with comedo necrosis; extensive diffusely involved the entire biopy specimen. ER+, PR-, Her2 unknown at this point, 07/08 mastectomy.