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Becky · 05-03-2006, 07:23 PM

At this point, I am not going to get the Pten test only because I will finish my year of Herceptin in mid June (although my onc wants to continue until September which covers my first 2 yrs since diagnosis and keeps me on the Herceptin/Arimidex combo for one full year).

I thought about testing my tumor (because I could rationalize - why stay on longer than the year if I don't have Pten. Also, I would worry more than maybe I would even need to. What I mean by that is that, prior to adjuvant Herceptin, most Her2+ women did okay and did not recur. So...)

I was just wondering if anyone found research that correlates other indicators to each other.

Also, does anyone diffinitively know if you test positive for a hormone receptor - is positive positive. What I mean is that my PR is "less than 5%" on my pathology report. I have read alot about this type of reading and some research says anything under 5% is negative and other research says that anything positive is positive.

Those of you who are ER/PR negative - did your pathology reports actually say negative?

I am hoping my PR - less than 5% is at least a bit positive. My onc - who is good says its something but would be considered negative if push came to shove.

Best regards

Becky

05-03-2006, 07:23 PM	#7
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	At this point, I am not going to get the Pten test only because I will finish my year of Herceptin in mid June (although my onc wants to continue until September which covers my first 2 yrs since diagnosis and keeps me on the Herceptin/Arimidex combo for one full year). I thought about testing my tumor (because I could rationalize - why stay on longer than the year if I don't have Pten. Also, I would worry more than maybe I would even need to. What I mean by that is that, prior to adjuvant Herceptin, most Her2+ women did okay and did not recur. So...) I was just wondering if anyone found research that correlates other indicators to each other. Also, does anyone diffinitively know if you test positive for a hormone receptor - is positive positive. What I mean is that my PR is "less than 5%" on my pathology report. I have read alot about this type of reading and some research says anything under 5% is negative and other research says that anything positive is positive. Those of you who are ER/PR negative - did your pathology reports actually say negative? I am hoping my PR - less than 5% is at least a bit positive. My onc - who is good says its something but would be considered negative if push came to shove. Best regards Becky