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Jyber · 11-04-2009, 06:38 AM

Thanks so much, Lani! I had to cut my herceptin short because I did sustain significant drops in my ejection fraction, so I am particularly interested in studies of shorter-term herceptin treatment.

Does anyone feel up to translating the above into laywoman terms?

11-04-2009, 06:38 AM	#2
Jyber Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: PA Posts: 27	Re: five year follow-up results of FinHer(Finnish trial with only 9 weeks of hercepti Thanks so much, Lani! I had to cut my herceptin short because I did sustain significant drops in my ejection fraction, so I am particularly interested in studies of shorter-term herceptin treatment. Does anyone feel up to translating the above into laywoman terms? __________________ diagnosed 1/07; ER+, PR+, HER-2 +; 4.2 cm. invasive ductal carcinoma; mastectomy 2/07; SNB negative :-) ; chemo (AC, followed by Taxol); herceptin scheduled until 6/08 but stopped 11/07 due to LVEF drop)