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HER2 treatments for patients with autoimmune diseases
I am newly diagnosed and three weeks past a mastectomy. My first chemo treatment for hormone negative, HER2+++ tumors will start next Friday. I have systemic lupus and myasthenia gravis and was on prednisone, cyclosporine and then cellcept for many years. My neurologist told me to stop cellcept, because chemo should lower my immune system sufficiently to keep symptoms in check, and to continue with a maintenance dose prednisone. The oncologist agreed but has not really been able to tell me if and how autoimmune problems may affect chemo. If anyone has experience with this, please let me know. I am learning something new each time I read your postings. Thanks for sharing!
Heidi
P.S.: Still have not figured out how to use this site correctly and hope that I am not cluttering up this forum.
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