Herceptin Taxotere Clinical Trial

I was diagnosed with HER 2 Breast Cancer three years ago. I was in a world wide clinical study at the Cross Cancer Institute, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. There has been a lot of talk about this trial in the news lately. There were three arms in the study. They compared Taxotere (me) and Herceptin, and the same old standard treatment. Herceptin was the winner hands down. I had been feeling sort of protected by the Taxotere, but now I know that it doesn’t do anything other than cause horrible side effects, which I now suffer with. Although I have recently moved from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to Kamloops, British Columbia I am staying in the study and will go back to the Cross Cancer Clinic every 6 months for monitoring. If the cancer does return then they will put me on Herceptin. I go through my ups and downs with this, but, I don’t let it rule my life.

Is there anyone else out there who has had a similar experience?