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Since I am proudly among the Her2+ & NED (again), I have to be very honest and say there's no way I'd volunteer to go back ON chemo again WHILE I'm NED.
Knowing my strong Her2 status, I have to be prepared to go back on chemo again, if & when I need it, the very moment I need it again, but not a second sooner. Aren't we always told to save chemo for when you must & take breaks when you can, if you can. I'm also always a bit nervous about developing a resistance to chemo & I'd just as well not expose my body or any of those microscopic cells that might be floating around, giving them a chance to morph into something resistant to tx.
I'm inclined to think that most oncs out there (& the FDA) would be extremely hesitant to recommend that women expose themselves to the toxicity of chemotherapy if there's No Evidence of Disease in their body.
Oh, one last thought...the cost of a research is astronomical!Unless there's enough preliminary evidence (via retrospective study of data from previous clinical trials), indicating the results of the trial will fall in favor of the pharma co, revealing a new, substantial population of cosumers paying $$$ for their drug, the pharma co. isn't going to be too quick to sponsor such a trial.
We're still in the beginning stages of figuring out if any of that data from the first adjuvant Her2 trials can point researchers in the right direction. I believe they'll come thru with something we can sink our teeth into very soon.
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