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Old 11-17-2008, 08:23 AM   #6
TSund
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Hi Debbie,

...and it is even more frustrating when one does not know how tamoxifen "non-metabizers" work into these numbers. I cannot understand why all studies would not do this blood test and either exclude them or publish it as part of the results.

Debbie, I asked this question elsewhere, but Donna said she had uterine thickening as a result of the arimidex. I had thought that only tamoxifen had that as a side effect. Do you happen to know if this is an established side effect of the AI's?

And, I wonder if there is a difference among the AI's if so.

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Ruth dx 05/01/07 (age 50) Filipino
multifocal, several tumors .5 -2.5 cm, large area
Breast MRI showed 2 enlarged nodes, not palpable
100%ER+, 95%PR+, HER2+++
6x pre-surgery TCH chemo finished 9/15/7 Dramatic tumor shrinkage
1 year Herceptin till 6/08
MRM 10/11/07, SNB: 0/4 nodes + Path: tumors reduced to only a few "scattered cells"
now 50% ER+, PR- ???
Rads finished 1/16/08
Added Tamoxifen,
Finished Herceptin 05/08
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