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KirisMum · 12-12-2010, 03:42 PM

Tykerb isn't approved for preadjuvant therapy, Becky, so she wouldn't be able to get the combo if she dropped out of the trial. The most I think she would be able to switch to would be Herceptin alone, and since the difference there is slight, and she's tolerating the tykerb, I can't see the advantage there. I guess this is the chance you take when you sign up for a clinical trial. I just have to trust they will explain everything and do the best for her they can at Dana-Farber. :-(

12-12-2010, 03:42 PM	#4
KirisMum Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 186	Re: Drug Combo Tames HER2+ Breast Cancer - SABCS2010 Tykerb isn't approved for preadjuvant therapy, Becky, so she wouldn't be able to get the combo if she dropped out of the trial. The most I think she would be able to switch to would be Herceptin alone, and since the difference there is slight, and she's tolerating the tykerb, I can't see the advantage there. I guess this is the chance you take when you sign up for a clinical trial. I just have to trust they will explain everything and do the best for her they can at Dana-Farber. :-(