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Old 10-14-2012, 12:31 AM   #2
Kassy
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Re: How long can herceptin/tykerb work?

Hi,

I started Herceptin & 5 pills (1250mg) Tykerb in April 2011. For the first month I was on and off Tykerb due to severe hive. I restarted Tykerb from 2 pills in May, and then increased the dose little by little up to 5 pills until Aug. 2011. During those months my body could adjust with Tykerb without developing the hive. I've continued H&T, but have added Taxol since May 2012 due to mets in lungs, and so far this comb is effective.

Kassy's BC history
May 2010 Dx: 2.4 cm ER -/ PR - HER2 3+ Stage 3
Jun 2010 Adjuvant chemo: TCH
Sep 2010 Mastectomy, 13/21 lymph nodes involved
Oct 2010 Herceptin + Navelbine
Mar 2011 Lymph nodes biopsy surgery 3/3 cancerous
Apr 2011 Herceptin+ Tykerb
Apr 2012 mets in mediastinal lymph nodes; now stage 4 ;(
May 2012 added Taxol to Herceptin &Tykerb
Jun 2012 CT showed decrease in the size of mediastinal and right hilar lymph adenopathy
Aug 2012 CT showed no significant mediastinal or hilar adenopathy!
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