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Lolly · 11-01-2007, 04:37 PM

Eric, I'm sorry you got bad news. It's hard to keep on keeping on sometimes, I know, but it sounds like your onc has his thinking cap on, so that's a real positive.

I haven't had Doxil yet, but my onc also has his thinking cap on as my chest wall recurrence is slowly progressing, and I was going to ask him about Doxil. I've read it's good in combo with Herceptin/Taxotere.

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11-01-2007, 04:37 PM	#3
Lolly Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,756	Eric, I'm sorry you got bad news. It's hard to keep on keeping on sometimes, I know, but it sounds like your onc has his thinking cap on, so that's a real positive. I haven't had Doxil yet, but my onc also has his thinking cap on as my chest wall recurrence is slowly progressing, and I was going to ask him about Doxil. I've read it's good in combo with Herceptin/Taxotere. <ECM_CONTENT>Doxil®, Taxotere® and Herceptin® Not Associated with Excessive Cardiac Toxicity in Patients with Breast Cancer http://professional.cancerconsultant....aspx?id=29079 __________________ Sept.'99 - Dx.Stage IIIB, IDC ER/PR-, HER2+++ by IHC, confirmed '04 by FISH. Left MRM, AC x's 4, Taxol x's 4, 33 Rads, finishing Tx May 2000. Jan.'01 - local/regional recurrence, Stage IV. Herceptin/Navelbine weekly till NED August 2001, then maintenance Herceptin. Right Mast. April 2002. Local/Regional recurrence April '04, Herceptin plus/minus chemo until May '07. Gemzar added from Feb.'07-April '07; Tykerb/Abraxane until August '07, back on Herceptin plus Taxotere and Xeloda Sept. '07. Stopped T/X Nov. '07, stopped Herceptin Dec. '07, started Avastin/Taxol/Carboplatin Dec. '07. Progression in chest skin, stopped TAC March '03, started radiation. Herceptin has served as the "Backbone" of my treatment strategy for over 6 years, giving me great quality of life. In 2005, I was privileged to participate in the University of Washington/Seattle HER2 Vaccine Trial.