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Midwest Alice · 01-30-2010, 04:27 PM

Thanks Rich,
I understood some of what I read.
My onc at MDAnderson moved to a new hospital in another far away hospital...so... I have an appt with a great onc at IU simon Cancer Center.( 3 hours North)
I have always felt I needed to take 3 months of Tykerb but never had a serious conversation with an onc.
I also want to find out how the her2 serum test may help to moniter.
From what I read:
Sounds like the tykerb works on the Her1 pathway.

Herceptin may cause the cancer to turn on\ the ER/PR to +.

01-30-2010, 04:27 PM	#5
Midwest Alice Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 455	Re: re-test tumor block? for er/ep + Thanks Rich, I understood some of what I read. My onc at MDAnderson moved to a new hospital in another far away hospital...so... I have an appt with a great onc at IU simon Cancer Center.( 3 hours North) I have always felt I needed to take 3 months of Tykerb but never had a serious conversation with an onc. I also want to find out how the her2 serum test may help to moniter. From what I read: Sounds like the tykerb works on the Her1 pathway. Herceptin may cause the cancer to turn on\ the ER/PR to +. __________________ Alice 04/08 age 50 III IBC Her2+++ ER/PR-8cm 14/14 Double M, Body and Brain CT/PET clear, ? on spine,Muga 53 06/08, 4 A/C, Neulasta 08/08, Herceptin/tax 12 every week 10/08, CT/PET clear, ? on pelvis, hips, MUGA 43, started Enalaprial for heart, Herceptin every 3 weeks 11/08 33Rads; 12/08 MUGA 48 2/09 MRI spine and bone scan, old mets to spine, Chest x-ray, blood work, IV NED,regular CPAP use,Zometa x6, first -flue like symptoms 2 days;Herceptin x3; stage 2 lymphoedema..sleeve and glove 4/09 Brain MRI - CLEAR; MUGA 54 7/09 chest ultrasound, 10/09 PET, brain and spin MRI NED Herceptin only. MUGA 59!!! 1/11 Hip replacement 7/11 Hip 2 replacement 4/12 4 years!! Herceptin 6/12 start reconstruction finish in 12/12 2/14 Herception - 6 years!!! 1 Corinthians 10:13 "No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it."