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Magnolia,
I too had neoadjunct chemo (before surgery) to shrink a very large tumor. I had the "red devil", cytoxan and Taxatore. The treatment did indeed do it's job as the tumor shrunk to almost nothing.
I am currently on Taxol, Carboplatin which I believe that's what your friend Jenny is on. And yes, she will loose her hair again but not as fast as she did with the "red devil."
Since I recurred so quickly the first question I asked my oncologist is whether I had developed a resistance to Herceptin and her answer was no. Since starting back on chemo in July my brain MRI is now clear and my chest CT showed great improvement.
Jenny is very fortuante to have such a good friend. Praying that her treatment plan will bring her to NED.
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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
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