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Becky · 01-03-2019, 03:19 PM

It was just published in Nature this month. It is specific to getting chemo before surgery. You can't read the whole article but the abstract is specific about they have tons of work to do to see if there is a relationship generally.

Sometimes studies are done and it is relevant to a certain population of patients and not all patients. For example, Herceptin almost was not marketed because the first studies showed no statistical improvement because they tried it on some women who were not Her2+ so it didn't work too well. This may be significant to a population of very specific women who should get their tumors removed first and then get chemo as they did back in our day. Now they give chemo first then remove the tumor.

Everyday we get a little bit closer! Cure!

01-03-2019, 03:19 PM	#4
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	Re: Two Chemo drugs linked to BC spread It was just published in Nature this month. It is specific to getting chemo before surgery. You can't read the whole article but the abstract is specific about they have tons of work to do to see if there is a relationship generally. Sometimes studies are done and it is relevant to a certain population of patients and not all patients. For example, Herceptin almost was not marketed because the first studies showed no statistical improvement because they tried it on some women who were not Her2+ so it didn't work too well. This may be significant to a population of very specific women who should get their tumors removed first and then get chemo as they did back in our day. Now they give chemo first then remove the tumor. Everyday we get a little bit closer! Cure! __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"