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addiemoose · 01-29-2014, 11:27 PM

Hi! My dear one is receiving Taxotere, carboplatin, Herceptin and Perjeta for MBC, mets to lymph and liver. Started chemo around New Years, and tumors don't appear to have shrunk yet. When is the usual amount of time between starting chemo and having a PET scan? Thanks!!

01-29-2014, 11:27 PM	#1
addiemoose Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 8	How long before having PET scan during first round of chemo? Hi! My dear one is receiving Taxotere, carboplatin, Herceptin and Perjeta for MBC, mets to lymph and liver. Started chemo around New Years, and tumors don't appear to have shrunk yet. When is the usual amount of time between starting chemo and having a PET scan? Thanks!!