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San Antonio news on Tykerb/Herceptin.
I am surprised that my onc and the City of Hope onc had heard nothing of the Tykerb/Herceptin combo when I 1st mentioned this to them a tab over 2 months ago. Both did not understand Dr. Slamon recommending this combo for me. Both onc said I would have to add a chemo drug. I told both of these onc there must be something to this because it came from Dr. Slamon himself. (But neither one was buying it.) I see my onc Monday and will take a copy of this news from San Antonio. I knew we would be hearing good news on this. 
Here is one link I found and I'm sure there will be many more.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34382422/ns/health-cancer/
Now that I have something to show my onc I might even see if I can switch to this combo verses stay on this Navelbine?
Chelee
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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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