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Kate, I hope the Abraxane/Herceptin combo is easy on you and hard on the cancer. I had Abraxane for 4 months with Tykerb, and didn't seem to suffer too much from it. All my side effects seemed to be related to the Tykerb(rash and pooterookis!)...
It doesn't look like you've had Navelbine yet, and I know several have had good results combining it with Herceptin, myself included, plus a friend at my treatment center got remission from lung mets with it, so that may be a future option also.
Thinking good thoughts for you,
<3 Lolly
<3 Lolly
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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.
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