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Colleen,
Gemzar has generally been used with herceptin after other metastatic breast cancer treatments have failed (click on cross-link below). The combination that you originally suggested for your mom is a proven first stage treatment for mets (i.e., herceptin, taxol, and carboplatin). Other options such as herceptin and navelbine, and herceptin, taxotere, and carboplatin are also available and very effective. You may want to consider Gemzar in the event the tried and true combinations fail.
Warmest regards,
Paul
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