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Sherryg683 · 04-05-2007, 08:09 PM

Just read on another board that the only way the FDA approved the use of Tykerb was with Xeloda..is this true? I know that's the way the trial were run. My oncologist just wrote me a prescription for Tykerb today to use with the Herceptin I am on. I finally decided that I wanted to do everything to stay in remission and not wait for it to return. He didn't seem to think there would be any problem with me getting it. What's the story on the FDA approval thing..sherryg683

04-05-2007, 08:09 PM	#1
Sherryg683 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,014	Tykerb..FDA approval with XEloda only? Just read on another board that the only way the FDA approved the use of Tykerb was with Xeloda..is this true? I know that's the way the trial were run. My oncologist just wrote me a prescription for Tykerb today to use with the Herceptin I am on. I finally decided that I wanted to do everything to stay in remission and not wait for it to return. He didn't seem to think there would be any problem with me getting it. What's the story on the FDA approval thing..sherryg683 __________________ Sherry Diagnosed: December , 2005 at age 44 13+ positive lymph nodes Stage IV , Her2+, 2 small mets to lungsChemo Started: Jan, 2006 4 months Taxotere, Xeloda, Hercepin NED since April 2006!! 36 Rads to follow with weekly Herceptin indefinately 8 years NED now Scans every year Life is not about avoiding the thunderstorms, it's about learning to dance in the rain!