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Old 12-15-2009, 07:18 AM   #1
alicem
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Re: SABCS Summary

This is from the USMCI article . . .
"The trial will enroll up to 600 civilian and military health care beneficiaries with a diagnosis of NP or high-risk NN breast cancer who have HER2/neu+ and HLA-A2+ or HLA-A2- tumors and who have completed all primary therapies. "
I have not heard of "HLA-A2+ or HLA-A2- tumors". Does anyone know what that is? I'm assuming NP and NN stands for node positive and node negative.
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9/22/08 - Biopsy: DCIS, grade 3. ER,PR status: Pos. in 75-90% of tumor cells.
10/01/08 - Ob/Gyn appt.: found complex, mostly cystic mass on right ovary - 11cmx12cmx 8cm
10/15/08 - Hysterectomy & Oophorectomy, Lumpectomy: Cyst on uterus, not ovary - all was benign. Breast - 5 of 6 bad margins. 2 Sentinel Lymph nodes removed, both negative. Stage 0, Tis, N0
12/11/08 - Mastectomy & DIEP reconstruction: Surprise! 2 cm Invasive DC, grade 2 found. One benign internal mammary lymph node. Stage 1, T1c, N0, all clean margins. ER+ (Proportion Score = 2/5, Intensity Score = 2/3) and PR+(Proportion Score = 3/5, Intensity Score = 2/3)
HER2 score = 3+
1/09/09 - Oncotype DX: Recurrence S/core of 60 !?!?! ER status is NEG!! PR staus is NEG! HER2 score = 12.2 (still positive, greater than 11.5 is positive).
1/20/09 - Started chemo: TCH
5/26/09 - FINISHED CHEMO!
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Old 12-15-2009, 09:05 AM   #2
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Re: SABCS Summary

HLA does not relate to the tumor and was a misconception. It refers to an individual's immune system markers. Some of us are inherently HLA A positive or negative. In the past, only the positives could participate in vaccine trials while the negatives who enrolled were the controls.

Apparently positives react better to vaccine trials so they only take them - one thing I hate about the results of vaccine trials. Google HLA and you will understand what it is.
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1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side)
2 micromets to sentinel node
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left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg
lumpectomies 9/7/04
4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol
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trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations
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