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StephN · 01-08-2006, 03:29 PM

I think with the stats for the rate of breast cancer being 1 women in 8 now, there are a lot of potential subjects. And remember that roughly 1/3 will be HER-2 positive. And of those women, there will be a great number who are diagnosed at stageIV or met quickly as I did.
Al - This is not to say you are not right about some of the inclusion/exclusion rules, but they come from the researchers who are looking at some minute details as to what they hope to see or not see to prove their point. That science gets a little over my head!
We need to be thankful that there are enough med oncs out there who will prescribe therapies "off label" or will try new drugs or combos just because they think the patient might have a chance to live longer. It is a matter of finding those people and keeping them thinking this way!

01-08-2006, 03:29 PM	#6
StephN Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Misty woods of WA State Posts: 4,128	Enough subjects?? I think with the stats for the rate of breast cancer being 1 women in 8 now, there are a lot of potential subjects. And remember that roughly 1/3 will be HER-2 positive. And of those women, there will be a great number who are diagnosed at stageIV or met quickly as I did. Al - This is not to say you are not right about some of the inclusion/exclusion rules, but they come from the researchers who are looking at some minute details as to what they hope to see or not see to prove their point. That science gets a little over my head! We need to be thankful that there are enough med oncs out there who will prescribe therapies "off label" or will try new drugs or combos just because they think the patient might have a chance to live longer. It is a matter of finding those people and keeping them thinking this way!