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To Lolly
Hi Lolly
Again I want to thank you for all of your help.
Just wanted to update you on my latest decision. I called a meeting again with my oncologist and we discussed the combo of TAXOL/CARBOPLATIN/HERCEPTIN.
I took a little Taxal back in 1999, have never taken Carboplatin and have been off of Hercepting since last year. We thought we would give this combo a try before my deciding to get into a trial. There is a trial in Gainsville, Fl not far from me, which I am pretty sure I would qualify for, but I have to be on Herceptin with or without another drug, and then actually fail on it before I can be accepted. So I figured I will try this combo and if it works for a while, great and if not I can try to get into the trial.
I hope I made the right decision. I am going for a Muga in about 1 hour to see if that's ok and if so, will start on Friday.
Again thanks a mil for your help and research. Will keep you advised on progress.
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Irene from Tampa
1996 - INFILT DUCTAL CAR.W/ LYMPH NODE INVOLVEMENT. ADRIA/CYTOXIN/5FU
1999 - RECURR. TO AUXILA AND 2 TUMORS IN LIVER
TREAT: STEM CELL REPLACEMENT/HERCEPTIN.
2002 - RECUR TO LIVER
TREAT: NAVELBINE, THEN GEMZAR, THEN XELODA.
2004 - TUMORS STILL IN LIVER
TREAT: RFA TO LIVER
STABLE UNTIL
2004 - TUMOR PROGRESSION IN LIVER.
TREAT: RESECT HALF OF LIVER.
2005 - RECURR TO LYMPH NODE OUTSIDE OF LIVER.
TREAT: TAXOL/CARPO/HERCEPTIN. FAILED ON
THIS TRIO. STARTED ON ABRAXANE.
2006 - PROGRESS WITH 2ND TUMOR GROWTH.
TREAT: AUG. BEGAN ON TYKERB/XELODA
TRIAL. CONSIDERED STABLE TO DATE.
2007 - TAKEN OFF OF TYKERB/XELODA TRIAL DUE TO
PROGRESS STARTING TYKERB/AVASTIN.
NOV 2007 - SCANS SHOW PROGRESS TUMOR GROWTH
IN ABDOM. AND TWO NEW TUMORS IN NECK AREA.
BEGAN HERCEPTIN/AVASTIN/TAXOTERE
Feb 08 - Ixempra/Xeloda
June 08 - Her/DM1 trial
"I WANT TO BE AN OUTRAGEOUS OLD WOMAN WHO NEVER GETS CALLED AN OLD LADY. I WANT TO GET SHARP EDGED & EARTH COLORED, TILL I FADE AWAY FROM PURE JOY."
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