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Chelee · 07-01-2006, 04:57 PM

Hi CPA, Thanks for the info on this topic. I was interesting in finding out if there HAD been any studies done in the long term survial of herceptin weekly verses the three week dose. I know I could not find any. Seems you don't know of any either. I suppose it hasn't been long enough for them to do that since herceptin has only been around so long. In time I am sure we will have these answers. (Or so I hope.)

Bev, Thats very interesting and a good point. Actually...I am glad to hear it since I am seriously thinking of going to the three week dosing. Just sounds so much easier. My oncologist just never gives me a straight answer...she says it doesn't really matter. Then I follow up saying I read that weekly is better...then she says it really is. (SAY WHAT!) lol Cant have it both ways.

Does anyone know if that dose for herceptin is done by a persons weight...or does everyone get the same amount? I would think by weight..right?

Chelee

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Chelee Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern, CA Posts: 2,511	Hi CPA, Thanks for the info on this topic. I was interesting in finding out if there HAD been any studies done in the long term survial of herceptin weekly verses the three week dose. I know I could not find any. Seems you don't know of any either. I suppose it hasn't been long enough for them to do that since herceptin has only been around so long. In time I am sure we will have these answers. (Or so I hope.) Bev, Thats very interesting and a good point. Actually...I am glad to hear it since I am seriously thinking of going to the three week dosing. Just sounds so much easier. My oncologist just never gives me a straight answer...she says it doesn't really matter. Then I follow up saying I read that weekly is better...then she says it really is. (SAY WHAT!) lol Cant have it both ways. Does anyone know if that dose for herceptin is done by a persons weight...or does everyone get the same amount? I would think by weight..right? Chelee __________________ DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes. Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs. Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06 Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07 3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07 9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV. 9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa 9-29-09 Power Port Placement 10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head. 11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed 12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa. 3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed. 4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone. 5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy. Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time. 7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.