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Taxol or no Taxol
I have posted this before but I didn't get any response may be because it is a personal choice. But I would like to get some opinions from anybody's experience.
I have been on Navelbine for my recurrence to chest lymphnodes and some suspecious nodes in lungs. I got a CT of the chest after three weeks of Navelbine+Herceptin, all the prevous nodes disppeared leaving only a 4mm node in the lung. I am in my 5th week of N+H now. Onc's idea is to continue N+H for 4 more weeks and do a PET/CT of the body and if everything is resolved then stop Navlebine.
Now I am thinking may be I should get one more week of Navelbine and get atleast 3 weeks of Taxol+Herceptin before the scan. How does this idea sound? The reason behind this is that I didn't hear of anybody who took Navelbine as a first course and be on a long remission, I am seeing people on this board who achieved long remission with Taxol or Taxotere.
Any suggestions please
Thanks,
Julie
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Diagnosed in Sept 2004 while pregnant with the second child. Stage 3b, tumor 4.5cm, 4 auxillary and supraclav node positive. Her2+++ FISH 9.4 and er-,pr-.
Had dose dense neoadjuvant AC,Taxol then mastectomy,radiation+xeloda+Herceptin.
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