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03-03-2004, 09:13 AM

Thanks for your answer. My dilemma is that if the tumor comes back Her2 positive off a FISH, I had no node involvement, and the clinical trials here requires that women must have at least one node involved. My oncologist is not anxious to test the tumor; not sure why, but I have done my reading and found that Her2 3+ would be like finding Al Franken dining with George Bush in the White House. Not likely territory. I think my onc is basing that call on the entire path report, the Ameripath biopsy report that used FISH, and the lack of difference in the tumor path report except for that one thing. I will ask again and see if she pretends not to hear me.

Marty

03-03-2004, 09:13 AM	#3
Marty Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks for your answer. My dilemma is that if the tumor comes back Her2 positive off a FISH, I had no node involvement, and the clinical trials here requires that women must have at least one node involved. My oncologist is not anxious to test the tumor; not sure why, but I have done my reading and found that Her2 3+ would be like finding Al Franken dining with George Bush in the White House. Not likely territory. I think my onc is basing that call on the entire path report, the Ameripath biopsy report that used FISH, and the lack of difference in the tumor path report except for that one thing. I will ask again and see if she pretends not to hear me. Marty