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Lani! This is interesting information. I read the study and understood part. I had gotten really interested because when I recently went back and re-read some early lab work, I noticed some information about rare spherocytes in my RBCs. I don't know what my mind is trying to tell me, but I know that as I read about spherocytes, I learned that they die off earlier and that there are some things that you can do about them. Anyway, thank you for the info. Wish I understood all the connections. It makes so much sense that there are more subgroups of Her2 and they respond differently to treatment. Hope they will keep on with this work.
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MA in TX.
Grateful for each and every day....
Diag. 12/05 at age 60
Stage II, Grade 3, 4.5 cm primary tumor
ER/PR- Her2 +3 strongly positive
Her2 by FISH 7.7 amplified
vascular invasion
Ki67 20% borderline
Jan - March '06 Taxotere/Adriamycin X 3 to try to shrink tumor - it grew
April '06 Rt Modified Radical Mas, 7 of 9 nodes positive
April - Aug. '06 Herceptin/Taxol/Carboplatin X 8 (dose dense)
Sept - Dec. '06 Navelbine/Herceptin x 8 (dose dense)
Radiation & Herceptin Jan. 22 - March 1, 2007
Finished Herceptin Dec. 10 '08! One extra year.
Port removed August, 2012.
8 1/2 years since diagnosis! 5 1/2 Years NED!
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