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Old 03-09-2009, 08:04 PM   #32
Emmay
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Boston
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Check out my sister's history...

Hi Carla,
Do read through my sister's history to see the therapies that have worked for her for varying lengths of time. She has been getting infusions of CPT-11(aka Irinotecan) plus Avastin plus Herceptin every 3 weeks since May'08, and the experimental combo has been working remarkably well, so well that she will be dropping the CPT-11 chemo to see how she does without it, since she has been stable for a good while.

I hope you are doing well, and don't need to journey through many therapies, but wanted you to know there are many options to try if you need them.

Emmay
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Emmay - My sister's history:
6/03 Her2+,ER-PR-Breast Cancer, IIb, 7/03 lumpec. rt.brst
9/03 Begin chemo-AC+T
2/04 Mastectomy for local recurrence
3/04 Begin Herceptin, 5/04 Rad to mastec.site
9/04 Recurring Headaches=brain mets
10/04 Craniotomy #1 - rem. 3 br. mets, 11/04 WBR
2/05 Begin Lapatinib(Tykerb) Clinical Trial
5/05 Craniotomy #2 - remove largest brain mets
7/05 Stereotactic Radiation to 2-3 brain mets
10/05 - 3/07 CyberKnife Radiation Treatments for sm brain mets as they arose. Cont. Herceptin
5/07 Begin Temodar+Sorafenib for brain mets
2/08 Begin Tykerb(Lapatinib)+Xeloda for br. mets
5/08 MRI&Biopsy shows ext.new disease, some necrosis
5/08 Begin CPT-11(Irinotecan)+Avastin for br.mets
6/08-4/09 MRIs look great! cont. Herceptin
3/09 Stop CPT-11, brain CTclear-some nausea,backpain
4/09 Scans=pleura,liver,bone mets.
New Rx Herceptin+Avastin+Xeloda
6/09 new Rx Carboplatin+Herceptin
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