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DOXIL IS AN ANTHRACYCLINE(SEE IT DISCUSSED UNDER LIPOSOMAL FORMULATIOONS IN THE LINK ABOVE) AND MOST AUTHORS BELIEVE GIVING ANTHRACYCLINES CONCURRENTLY WITH HERCEPTIN SHOULD BE AVOIDED--EVEN IN PATIENTS WITH HEALTHY HEARTS.
XELODA IS A MUCH MORE GENTLE TREATMENT AS I "LISTEN" TO THE FIND LADIES HERE AND CROSSES THE BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER, AND AS SUCH, MIGHT PROTECT YOUR BRAIN--WHICH IS A WONDER AT 81, DESPITE WHAT YOU HAVE GONE THROUGH.
I HAVE NO EXPERIENCE AND NOTHING MUCH MORE TO ADD, BUT MY BEST WISHES!
IT MAY BE HARD FOR YOU TO GET ON A CLINICAL TRIAL BECAUSE OF YOUR AGE (AGISM!! ) AND CARDIAC STATUS BUT PERHAPS SOMEONE HERE KNOWS MORE ABOUT THE REQUIREMENTS, LOCATIONS OF POSSIBLE TRIALS