Which chemo drug DOES cross the B.B.B?
BBB stands for "brain blood barrier".
I had been on Xeloda, since Sept 2005. Once I was discovered with a brain met, they stopped my Xeloda immediately. I am still on weekly Herceptin, though.
I am aware that Herceptin does not cross the BBB, but what about the rest of chemo drugs? My nurse practitioner just said that most chemotherapy drugs don't cross the BBB.
Thanks for any imput.
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~jojo~
1st Dx: May '03 at age 35
Stage 3b
6cm IDC tumor
17/18 + nodes
Neoadjuvant: 4x A/C dose dense; 12x weekly Taxol & weekly Herceptin
Left Mastectomy: Nov '03
27x Rads
Stage 4 since June '04
Still on maintenance Herceptin since the very beginning
Currently on Abraxane (3 weeks / 1 week off)
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