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Re: Navelbine question
I have been on Navelbine and Herceptin for 4 years now. My oncologist schedules my Herceptin so that when I have my Navelbine for 3 weeks on and 1 week off, my week off of Navelbine is also an off week for Herceptin. For example, Week 1, I get Navelbine + 1 week dose of Herceptin, Week 2, I get Navelbine + 3 week dose of Herceptin, Week 3, I get Navelbine only (since the 3 week dose of Herceptin I got the prior week will carry me for 3 weeks) and week 4 is Off (with the 3 week dose of Herceptin still carrying me through).
Hope this helps. As someone posted, there are many ways to administer these drugs...just find what works best for you and your schedule. Best of luck to you.
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Diagnosed 10-03-2005 (34 wks pregnant, 38 yrs old)
Lumpectomy Nov-2005. 10/18 Lymph Nodes impacted
Mets to liver, spine & femurs (thus being stage IV right from the get-go)
ER-, PR-, HER2+
Taxol/Herceptin/Zometa started Dec-2005. 11 cycles of Taxol.
Sept-2006: PET/CT scan of mets to liver, spine and femurs - Stable. Activity in R breast & mediastinum (not seen in prior scans).
Navelbine (3 wks on/1 wk off) as of Oct--2006 & continued Herceptin (every 3 wks) & Zometa (every 6 wks)
Jan-2007: PET/CT Scan - Stable. Continued Nav. through March-2007, then Herc./Zom. only after that.
June-2007: PET/CT Scan - activity in mediastinum. Back on Navelbine as of July-2007.
Scanned Quarterly since Oct-2007 - a few small scares, but otherwise stable due to continuing weekly Navelbine, Herceptin and Quarterly Zometa.
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