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evlin75 · 11-07-2012, 05:15 PM

Thanks Jackie, for the information.

Also I need to mention that the doctor administering the IT therapy is only giving herceptin 40 mg. per week and now believes he can go with that to every two weeks. That is not reassuring when there is no definite improvement in the meningeal cancer areas....and now some areas noted in the brain with the last MRI. Of course to the Herceptin he would then add topotecan.

I would guess he should not lengthen the interim periods between injections of only 40 mg, when no definite signs of regression are evident.

As you can surmise I am worried.

Ev

11-07-2012, 05:15 PM	#3
evlin75 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 118	Re: question about IT therapy using herceptin and topotecan Thanks Jackie, for the information. Also I need to mention that the doctor administering the IT therapy is only giving herceptin 40 mg. per week and now believes he can go with that to every two weeks. That is not reassuring when there is no definite improvement in the meningeal cancer areas....and now some areas noted in the brain with the last MRI. Of course to the Herceptin he would then add topotecan. I would guess he should not lengthen the interim periods between injections of only 40 mg, when no definite signs of regression are evident. As you can surmise I am worried. Ev