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Rupali · 06-29-2006, 12:12 PM

Hi all,
I had my oncologist visit yesterday. This was a visit after 1 year of Herceptin. The expected result was that we would have to try and convince him for a second year of Herceptin. But astonishingly it went very smooth as he said there was some data presented in ASCO which pointed that 2year Herceptin might be better so he is going to continue me on Herceptin. He also mentioned that he thinks that Lapatinib will be available commercially in begining of 2007 and that might be an oppurtunity for me to take it as an off label drug.
I wanted to know if anyone of you got similar fedbacks from your onc.

Regards,
Rupali

DX as Stage 3A with 12 nodes +ve in Nov 2004.
DID 4AC +4 Taxol + 1 year Herceptin + currently on Tamoxifen.
Weekly ER+, PR+ and strongly Her2++

06-29-2006, 12:12 PM	#1
Rupali Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 148	2nd year Herceptin Hi all, I had my oncologist visit yesterday. This was a visit after 1 year of Herceptin. The expected result was that we would have to try and convince him for a second year of Herceptin. But astonishingly it went very smooth as he said there was some data presented in ASCO which pointed that 2year Herceptin might be better so he is going to continue me on Herceptin. He also mentioned that he thinks that Lapatinib will be available commercially in begining of 2007 and that might be an oppurtunity for me to take it as an off label drug. I wanted to know if anyone of you got similar fedbacks from your onc. Regards, Rupali DX as Stage 3A with 12 nodes +ve in Nov 2004. DID 4AC +4 Taxol + 1 year Herceptin + currently on Tamoxifen. Weekly ER+, PR+ and strongly Her2++