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'lizbeth · 06-14-2010, 04:19 PM

Lani,

I am so glad you posted this. I had mistakenly thought pCR was a partial response, not pathological complete response.

This sounds very promising to me. I wish I would have been given the option of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. It might have helped me avoid the axillary node dissection after finding 1 positive sentinal node.

06-14-2010, 04:19 PM	#2
'lizbeth Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 2,214	Re: neoadjuvant herceptin may rid axillary nodes of disease Lani, I am so glad you posted this. I had mistakenly thought pCR was a partial response, not pathological complete response. This sounds very promising to me. I wish I would have been given the option of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. It might have helped me avoid the axillary node dissection after finding 1 positive sentinal node. __________________ Diagnosed 2007 Stage IIb Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, Pagets, 3 of 15 positive nodes Traditional Treatment: Mastectomy and Axillary Node Dissection followed by Taxotere, 6 treatments and 1 year of Herceptin, no radiation Former Chemo Ninja "Takizi Zukuchiri" Additional treatments: GP2 vaccine, San Antonio Med Ctr Prescriptive Exercise for Cancer Patients ENERGY Study, UCSD La Jolla Reconstruction: TRAM flap, partial loss, Revision The content of my posts are meant for informational purposes only. The medical information is intended for general information only and should not be used in any way to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease