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vballmom · 05-07-2012, 06:37 AM

I will start ACTH at the end of the month and am interested in thoughts on this, too. I have a positive node and am Stage IIA. I'm weakly ER+ (20-30%) and PR+ 1-2% and had a UMX and SNB with two nodes removed.

My oncologist feels that the research supports the AC-TH protocol and that there is a lot more tried and true data for it. I have not sought out a second opinion, because so far my case doesn't seem that unusual and his recommendation certainly seems reasonable.

Jean, does the node involvement make a difference?

Thanks in advance.

05-07-2012, 06:37 AM	#13
vballmom Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 61	Re: ACTH vs TCH chemo - thoughts welcome I will start ACTH at the end of the month and am interested in thoughts on this, too. I have a positive node and am Stage IIA. I'm weakly ER+ (20-30%) and PR+ 1-2% and had a UMX and SNB with two nodes removed. My oncologist feels that the research supports the AC-TH protocol and that there is a lot more tried and true data for it. I have not sought out a second opinion, because so far my case doesn't seem that unusual and his recommendation certainly seems reasonable. Jean, does the node involvement make a difference? Thanks in advance.