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StephN · 03-24-2006, 12:31 PM

Welcome! and if you look around this site, you can find out a lot from people just like yourself.
Markers are doing just that - catching bits in your blood from the tumor cells.
My mets were very active and my marker (CA27-29) was not as high as yours started out, but did do a steady decline with a bump upwards now and then. Toward the end of my treatment for mets it went way up one time and I was scared, but my med onc was certain that was a one time thing and he was right. When I finished the treatment and the PET was clear, the markers settled well into normal range and have stayed that way.
Glad you are doing well with the treatment. We have only a few gals here who have had good success with Abraxane as the drug is still on the new side.
How are your side effects with the Abraxane? What dose are you on?

03-24-2006, 12:31 PM	#2
StephN Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Misty woods of WA State Posts: 4,128	Markers fluctuate Welcome! and if you look around this site, you can find out a lot from people just like yourself. Markers are doing just that - catching bits in your blood from the tumor cells. My mets were very active and my marker (CA27-29) was not as high as yours started out, but did do a steady decline with a bump upwards now and then. Toward the end of my treatment for mets it went way up one time and I was scared, but my med onc was certain that was a one time thing and he was right. When I finished the treatment and the PET was clear, the markers settled well into normal range and have stayed that way. Glad you are doing well with the treatment. We have only a few gals here who have had good success with Abraxane as the drug is still on the new side. How are your side effects with the Abraxane? What dose are you on?