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I'm in the same boat as you. I was diag. Stage III in July 2002 and ended chemo in Jan 2003. I didn't get herceptin as I didn't qualify for any of the trials and my onc. wouldn't give it off label. I had an appt. w/her on Fri and discussed this issue. She said right now there is no clear answer whether herceptin would help us or not but she did say if I decided I wanted it she probably wouldn't have a problem giving it to me, since it wouldn't hurt me. She also said she was sure this would be discussed at the upcoming ASCO conference, so I'm going to discuss it with her again once she gets back. Right now I'm leaning towards trying to get it. I don't know if insurance would cover it, though, this far out, so I guess that will be another hurdle.
Pat
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