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Ellie F · 01-31-2011, 10:15 AM

Hi Michka
Just wanted to clarify something. My understanding is that FEC is fluorouracil (5fu), epirubicin and cyclophosphamide.Endoxan I understand is a brand name for cyclophosphamide.
As epirubicin is an anthracycline antibiotic I was told there is a limit on how much they can use due to side effects like heart damage over a lifetime.For this reason they avoid giving it with herceptin.

Ellie

01-31-2011, 10:15 AM	#12
Ellie F Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,526	Re: resection of bc mets to liver prolongs survival in ER+ chemosensitive patients Hi Michka Just wanted to clarify something. My understanding is that FEC is fluorouracil (5fu), epirubicin and cyclophosphamide.Endoxan I understand is a brand name for cyclophosphamide. As epirubicin is an anthracycline antibiotic I was told there is a limit on how much they can use due to side effects like heart damage over a lifetime.For this reason they avoid giving it with herceptin. Ellie