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Old 05-18-2006, 05:11 AM   #2
al from Canada
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What you are talking about is neo-adjuvant tx. What you say makes sense however, it is an extremely small percentage of women who experience benefit from herceptin alone, with herceptin being the entire tx plan. Herceptin is most effective as an maintenance drug, ie after surgery.

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