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Re: Pertuzumab: Today's The Day
I didnt get the whole story, but I was told by an oncologist friend (not my onc) that there was a gag order regarding the approval of pertuzumab. Not sure on who (media maybe?). Supposedly they are holding back on pertuzumab because genentech's big money maker T-DM1 will be approved in sept. They are both made by gen, but they think they will make more on T-DM1. As far as which is better, he said there has never been a drug as effective as pertuzumab....ever. And that includes herceptin! I will be fighting tooth and nail to get this drug. In combo with herceptin and tykerb. I hate that this is more about money than saving lives...
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March 2010: Diagnosed with Stage IIIC IDC with axillary, mammary and suplaclavicular node involvement. ER/PR -, HER2+++. 7cm tumor in right breast.
April 2010: Started neoadjuvent chemo. 4 DD A/C every 2 weeks, 4 DD Taxotere every 3 weeks with Herceptin weekly.
August 2010: Finished chemo!
August 20, 2010: PET/CT showed no cancer in any nodes, and only a little uptake to the breast.
September 9, 2010: Bilateral mastectomy with immediate reconstruction with implants and Alloderm.
September 16, 2010: Pathology report showed 18/51 positive axillary nodes, 3.2cm tumor. Granual sized cancer found in the fatty tissue between levels 1 and 2.
October 19, 2010: CT showed several spots on lungs and 1 spot on liver. Liver spot is 2mm, lung spots range from 2mm to 4mm. We don't know if they are cancer or not.
12/15/10: Brain MRI clear
1/7/11: PET/CT
1/13/11: Recurrence in lungs. Start Tykerb
5/13/11: Progression in lungs
6/3/11: Lung surgery to get tumors for chemosensitivity testing.
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