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Laurel · 11-24-2011, 06:22 AM

At the end of the day, subsets must be identified so treatment can be tailored to the individual. Unfortunately, the baby gets thrown out with the bathwater if a drug only benefits a few, unless of course, as Genentech must now attempt to do, the drug company can identify the subset the drug benefits. Of course, we as members of the Her2 pos subset well know defining who will benefit can be lifesaving.

11-24-2011, 06:22 AM	#10
Laurel Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hershey, PA. Live The Sweet Life! Posts: 2,005	Re: FDA officially yanks Avastin for breast cancer At the end of the day, subsets must be identified so treatment can be tailored to the individual. Unfortunately, the baby gets thrown out with the bathwater if a drug only benefits a few, unless of course, as Genentech must now attempt to do, the drug company can identify the subset the drug benefits. Of course, we as members of the Her2 pos subset well know defining who will benefit can be lifesaving. __________________ Smile On! Laurel Dx'd w/multifocal DCIS/IDS 3/08 7mm invasive component Partial mast. 5/08 Stage 1b, ER 80%, PR 90%, HER-2 6.9 on FISH 0/5 nodes 4 AC, 4 TH finished 9/08 Herceptin every 3 weeks. Finished 7/09 Tamoxifen 10/08. Switched to Femara 8/09 Bilat SPM w/reconstruction 10/08 Clinical Trial w/Clondronate 12/08 Stopped Clondronate--too hard on my gizzard! Switched back to Tamoxifen due to tendon pain from Femara 15 Years NED I think I just might hang around awhile....