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I am stage IV and NED and am continuing weekly Herceptin for the rest of my life. I have just recently been declared NED and my mets were to my liver. I was on weekly taxol/carboplatin/herceptin which completely cleared everything up. While it is true Herceptin does not cross the brain barrier and may not be helpful for brain mets, it is something that would be very beneficial to someone who is an overexpressor of Her2 such as you to keep it at bay and going to any number of other areas (such as liver, lung, etc.). Herceptin is approved for stage IV cancer so I don't know why he would need to do anything out of the ordinary to put you on maintenance Herceptin. Perhaps you should seek a second opinion.
Kitty
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