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Re: Final Trial results: lapatinib + herceptin improve overall survival meaningfully
Thanks Lani,
I have been NED on this combo for 16 months. (have a scan coming up, so keeping my fingers crossed that I am still NED) I am er- and had liver mets, so I definitely fit the category as someone this combo is supposed to be more effective for.
This is the boost I needed to stay on it, as I am having so many digestive issues (bloating and gas), that I have been taking extended breaks from the tykerb and was contemplating stopping (which is what my onc wants me to do. In fact, he didn't want me to start it in the first place, and I had to talk him into letting me go on it)
This news will definitely make me keep plugging along on this combo for as long as I can.
Laurie
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diagnosed stage 2- 3/2005
4.5 cm & 2+ nodes , er/pr- & HER2+
4 AC
12 taxol/Herceptin
Year of Herceptin
liver mets- July-2010
7 taxotere/Herceptin
RFA- Feb.2011
NED
U of Wa vaccine trial-oct 2011-Feb 2012
Herceptin/tykerb
Ned - 2 1/2 years
Herceptin & perjeta
Ned 3 years
Herceptin- reducing treatments , due to s/e, to 5-6 a year
NED- 3 1/2 years
Ned - 4 years
2/15- stopped herceptin - on no treatment
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