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Rich66 · 08-20-2010, 10:41 AM

Zero is what you want... a perfect "score".
So it's her2+, ER/PR-?
You seem to have a proactive onc. You could still do sensitivity testing. Consider printing out or e-mailing that chemosensitivity info to him. The diatec test is newer but it can be done with a needle biopsy and tests for different dosages of the selected chemos. The rational therapeutics test has longer history but requires larger amount of tissue.
If open to it, you could also get a serum her2 test for added baseline. Ongoing research goes back and forth on the utility. But some here on the board seem to be able to use it as a reliable indicator of activity. It's probably like traditional tumor markers, useful for some.

08-20-2010, 10:41 AM	#44
Rich66 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: South East Wisconsin Posts: 3,431	Re: Pet Scan for Stage 1? Zero is what you want... a perfect "score". So it's her2+, ER/PR-? You seem to have a proactive onc. You could still do sensitivity testing. Consider printing out or e-mailing that chemosensitivity info to him. The diatec test is newer but it can be done with a needle biopsy and tests for different dosages of the selected chemos. The rational therapeutics test has longer history but requires larger amount of tissue. If open to it, you could also get a serum her2 test for added baseline. Ongoing research goes back and forth on the utility. But some here on the board seem to be able to use it as a reliable indicator of activity. It's probably like traditional tumor markers, useful for some. __________________ Mom's treatment history (link)