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Herceptin dosing & Rads?
I was reading another persons post here and got concerned...but didn't want to take their topic in a different direction.
But if I decide to do Rads soon...I decided to change my weekly herceptin to every three weeks thinking it would be easier on me.
The other person on this board said their oncologist would NOT let them do the 3 week dose when they were doing rads....they had to do it weekly. That got me to thinking maybe that is a real concern since we know rads can affect the heart...and so can herceptin. Maybe this is NOT a good time for me to go to the 3 week dose of herceptin? Maybe I should stick to weekly while doing rads?
Have any of you heard its better to do your herceptin *weekly* while doing the rads to reduce side affects?
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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