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Patricia · 07-04-2006, 10:43 PM

My oncologist was telling me about a study that showed that 9 weeks of adjuvant Herceptin delivered the same results over 5 years as the more traditional 1 year of treatment. He is suggesting due to my poor MUGA results that I consider stopping early. I have been on Herceptin since early December 2005. Started with 11 weeks of weekly dose in conjunction with Taxol and then switched in Feb to Herceptin only every 3 weeks.

I do like the idea of stopping, but I want to be smart about this decision. Does anyone have any opinions on this? Has anyone else who was early stage cut their Herceptin treatments early as a result of this study?

Your thoughts and comments would be much appreciated.
Patricia

dx 7/22/05, partial mastectomy 7/29/05, 1.6 cm IDC Stage 1, Grade 3, Her2+(strongly), ER+(weak), PR+(weak). ACT +Herceptin, Lupron, Aromasin, Rads 4 of 36 (32 more to go)
Papilary Thyoid Cancer dx 8/15/05, Total Thyroidectomy 9/15/05, RAI (still to do)

07-04-2006, 10:43 PM	#1
Patricia Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 96	Herceptin 9wks vs. 1year My oncologist was telling me about a study that showed that 9 weeks of adjuvant Herceptin delivered the same results over 5 years as the more traditional 1 year of treatment. He is suggesting due to my poor MUGA results that I consider stopping early. I have been on Herceptin since early December 2005. Started with 11 weeks of weekly dose in conjunction with Taxol and then switched in Feb to Herceptin only every 3 weeks. I do like the idea of stopping, but I want to be smart about this decision. Does anyone have any opinions on this? Has anyone else who was early stage cut their Herceptin treatments early as a result of this study? Your thoughts and comments would be much appreciated. Patricia dx 7/22/05, partial mastectomy 7/29/05, 1.6 cm IDC Stage 1, Grade 3, Her2+(strongly), ER+(weak), PR+(weak). ACT +Herceptin, Lupron, Aromasin, Rads 4 of 36 (32 more to go) Papilary Thyoid Cancer dx 8/15/05, Total Thyroidectomy 9/15/05, RAI (still to do)