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Chelee · 12-11-2009, 05:23 PM

Lani, You beat me to it! I just posted about the same thing...had I saw your post first I wouldn't have posted about the Tykerb/Herceptin combo.

I was just so thrilled to see it because it was so frustrating to have my onc...and especially the City of Hope onc that has such an impressive backround not know anything about this combo when I mentioned it to her over 2 months ago. Both onc's were so adamant that this combo would not, and could not work without a chemo drug thrown in there. I told her I got my information straight from the man himself...Dr. Slamon. (What more did I need to say?!) Both onc just raised the eyebrows like they had no clue why Dr. Slamon would even suggest this. I am so happy to see this news come out. Can't wait to take a copy to my onc this coming Monday. (She will probably already of gotten wind of it by then...but just in case I will be prepared)

Thanks for posting this...I know so many that were looking forward to hearing news on this combo.

Chelee

12-11-2009, 05:23 PM	#3
Chelee Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern, CA Posts: 2,511	Re: for Chelee, Ceesun...hot off the press NY Times herceptin+tykerb great results! Lani, You beat me to it! I just posted about the same thing...had I saw your post first I wouldn't have posted about the Tykerb/Herceptin combo. I was just so thrilled to see it because it was so frustrating to have my onc...and especially the City of Hope onc that has such an impressive backround not know anything about this combo when I mentioned it to her over 2 months ago. Both onc's were so adamant that this combo would not, and could not work without a chemo drug thrown in there. I told her I got my information straight from the man himself...Dr. Slamon. (What more did I need to say?!) Both onc just raised the eyebrows like they had no clue why Dr. Slamon would even suggest this. I am so happy to see this news come out. Can't wait to take a copy to my onc this coming Monday. (She will probably already of gotten wind of it by then...but just in case I will be prepared) Thanks for posting this...I know so many that were looking forward to hearing news on this combo. Chelee __________________ DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes. Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs. Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06 Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07 3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07 9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV. 9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa 9-29-09 Power Port Placement 10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head. 11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed 12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa. 3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed. 4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone. 5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy. Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time. 7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.