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Re: Question for Chrisy or anyone else on Perjeta
Hi Kim. I just started Perjeta on Friday and I've been on Herceptin since last March. Like you, I'm hoping to avoid chemo. My doctor told me that if this combo doesn't work, I will probably be looking at chemo. I read about the criteria for getting Perjeta and the requirement of no previous her 2 treatments, but my doctor never mentioned it. He just put the order in and I started it on Friday, so I'm not sure. Good luck!
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New Years Eve 1999 - found lump in breast
1/2000 - diagnosed with BC (age 36), .9 cm, 1 out of 9 nodes, Er and Her 2 positive (at time of diagnosis, herceptin wasn't available for stage II)
4 rounds of AC and tamoxifen for 5 years.
11.5 years later.....mets to lungs. ER and Her 2 positive
8/2011 - Tamoxifen, Zoladex
3/2012 - tamoxifen, Zoladex and Herceptin
6/2012 - scan showed stability and some reduction
9/2012 minus tamoxifen add Femara. (Due to increase of symptoms) Still on Zoladex and Herceptin
10/2012 Adding Perjeta. Continuing with Herceptin and Zoladex
11/2102 Added taxol due to percardial effusion
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