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panicked911 · 07-17-2006, 10:50 AM

herceptain stays in the body for three months after the last dose - every onc in NY I have seen says it makes no difference 1x vs. 1 every three for adjuvent. However - on the studies that were done with radiation , herceptain was given weekely and it showed that the rad treatment for hers + was more effective with the herceptain hence since the study was done with 1x per weeks oncs folo the 1x per qweek protocol during rads.
I switched to 1 every three 3 weeks after rads werwe ovwer ( radition stays in your body fopr 3 weeks) and the side effects were worse. I still refuse to switch back becuase the process takes so much of the day to adminster the Iv. will deal with the 5 more rather than the 15 more. Hope this helps

Susanne

07-17-2006, 10:50 AM	#14
panicked911 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 115	weekly vs 1x a week herceptain stays in the body for three months after the last dose - every onc in NY I have seen says it makes no difference 1x vs. 1 every three for adjuvent. However - on the studies that were done with radiation , herceptain was given weekely and it showed that the rad treatment for hers + was more effective with the herceptain hence since the study was done with 1x per weeks oncs folo the 1x per qweek protocol during rads. I switched to 1 every three 3 weeks after rads werwe ovwer ( radition stays in your body fopr 3 weeks) and the side effects were worse. I still refuse to switch back becuase the process takes so much of the day to adminster the Iv. will deal with the 5 more rather than the 15 more. Hope this helps Susanne