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evlin75 · 01-09-2013, 03:35 PM

Due to the atypical cells showing in the spinal fluid, the doctor set up the treatment for Herceptin IT 60 mg. instead of the 50 mg he had originally agreed was a next step. Not completely theraputic mg per kg for my daughter but a step forward to getting there.

She tried adding Tykerb back into the mix but had N/V so had to go back on her nausea medication. Stopped the Tykerb again.

She is scheduled to get the Ommaya replaced in a week or so. Hopefully that will aid the profusion to more areas of the meninges.

So far this has been an "uphill and against the wind" battle but we are keeping hope alive.

Ev

01-09-2013, 03:35 PM	#102
evlin75 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 118	Re: Intrathecal (IT) Herceptin (Trastuzumab) for brain mets (Leptomeningeal Metastase Due to the atypical cells showing in the spinal fluid, the doctor set up the treatment for Herceptin IT 60 mg. instead of the 50 mg he had originally agreed was a next step. Not completely theraputic mg per kg for my daughter but a step forward to getting there. She tried adding Tykerb back into the mix but had N/V so had to go back on her nausea medication. Stopped the Tykerb again. She is scheduled to get the Ommaya replaced in a week or so. Hopefully that will aid the profusion to more areas of the meninges. So far this has been an "uphill and against the wind" battle but we are keeping hope alive. Ev