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duga35 · 11-05-2008, 04:04 PM

Thanks for posting this. My onc recently stopped Herceptin after 7 treatments because of low Muga score, and he told me about this finding and doesn't feel that I need to go back on it now even when the score improves.

It's nice to get a second opinion like this after all of the data that has been presented on a full year of treatment.

I admit that I was questioning in my mind if the oncologist was right after all of the info that I've learned from this board!

11-05-2008, 04:04 PM	#8
duga35 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 154	Thanks for posting this. My onc recently stopped Herceptin after 7 treatments because of low Muga score, and he told me about this finding and doesn't feel that I need to go back on it now even when the score improves. It's nice to get a second opinion like this after all of the data that has been presented on a full year of treatment. I admit that I was questioning in my mind if the oncologist was right after all of the info that I've learned from this board! __________________ Diagnosis and Treatment: DX 12/07/07 Male Diagnosed with DCIS at age 39 Mastectomy on right breast Tumor Stage pt1b NO MO DCIS Tumor size 1.5 x 1.x .6cm Infiltration tumor size .25X.17 cm Bloom-Richardson Grade 3(score 8) Nuclear Grade 3 with comedo necrosis Estrogen+/Progestrone+/HER-2/Neu +++ FISH ratio 4.31 Lymph node removal scheduled 1/07/08 17 nodes tested and all negative 1/08/08 Started Tamoxifin 1/29/08 Oncotype DX score 52 (off the charts, according to my onc!!!) Starting TCH 3/14/08 BRCA I Positive BRCA II Negative Finished TC 6/27/08 continue Herceptin 8/1/08 Herceptin stopped due to low Muga score Mastectomy on left breast 11/10/08