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Lily

Diag April/06 5 months after give birth my son Max

stage IV mets on liver (5 tumors) 38 year old,

her2+++ and ER+PR+ from32 nodes 4 positives

mastectomy right breast chemo before surgery herceptin/carboplatin/taxotere ,clear and surgery have radiation 20, `& then herceptin and tamoxifen

NED until Aug/07 body only then 'n June 04-06-07 .1 lesion of 1.6 cm on cerebellum ...novalis ,open sugery

5m.m brain met again novalis, 4mm.In the liver. Waiting 2 months now 3 tumors enroll on T-MCC trial start first infusion Nov 5/07 at Dec 17 scan show one tumor despair the 2nd and 3th diminish Doc said great results until March/08 ct scan show progression

03-05-08 start tykerb & xeloda

06-29-2008, 08:53 PM	#1
lilyecuadorian Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: CHARLOTTE NC USA Home town (ECUADOR) South America Posts: 542	Accidental fungus leads to promising cancer drug here is, just in case you miss the news ... http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080629/ts_nm/cancer_nanoparticles_dc __________________ Lily Diag April/06 5 months after give birth my son Max stage IV mets on liver (5 tumors) 38 year old, her2+++ and ER+PR+ from32 nodes 4 positives mastectomy right breast chemo before surgery herceptin/carboplatin/taxotere ,clear and surgery have radiation 20, `& then herceptin and tamoxifen NED until Aug/07 body only then 'n June 04-06-07 .1 lesion of 1.6 cm on cerebellum ...novalis ,open sugery 5m.m brain met again novalis, 4mm.In the liver. Waiting 2 months now 3 tumors enroll on T-MCC trial start first infusion Nov 5/07 at Dec 17 scan show one tumor despair the 2nd and 3th diminish Doc said great results until March/08 ct scan show progression 03-05-08 start tykerb & xeloda