Re: No Herceptin
Hi Adriana, 1998 may have been when trastuzumab was approved for use for those in the clinical trials. It was approved for adjuvant use in 2005, but otherwise some got it without being in a clinical trial by having an onc Rx it "off-label". I was over 2 years out from CAFx6 when it was approved for adjuvant use and I asked my onc about it. He said he would give it to me if I wanted, but that he did not believe I would get any benefit from it. I chose to skip it, and it appears he was right about that.
Barbiecorn, It is good to see you post. There are others here who are just about as far out from treatment as I am who also didn't receive it, but who may not visit often now that they are farther out from dx and tx.
A.A.
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Dx 2002 age 51
bc for granny, aunt, cousin, sister, mother.
ER+/PR+/HER2+++, grade 3
IDC 1.9 cm, some DCIS, Stage 1, Grade 3
Lumpectomy, CAFx6 (no blood boosters), IMRT rads, 1 3/4 yr tamoxifen
Rads necrosis
BRCA 1 & 2 negative
Trials: Early detection OVCA; 2004 low-dose testosterone for bc survivors
Diet: Primarily vegetarian organic; metformin (no diabetes), vitamin D3
Exercise: 7 days a week, 1 hr/day
No trastuzumab, no taxane, no AI
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