The Tykerb/Xeloda combo quit working for me. I was switched to Tykerb/Abraxane. I receive Abraxane every week for 3 weeks and then have a week off. After 2 rounds of treatment they gave me a pet scan. There was absolutely no activity showing in my lung/nodes or bone mets. This is the 1st time since I've been stage 4 that I had absolutely no activity (in the past I always had a small amount of residual). Tomorrow I will receive the 3rd treatment of cycle 3. The big question is how many treatments should I receive - which is to be discussed tomorrow. Also, I have a MRI scheduled in March to check for brain mets and I am hoping that is clean. But, as far as my body goes, this treatment is working excellent.
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Barb
10/03 Radical Mastectomy 3 cm tumor - 1/17 Nodes Stage II B, Her 2 +++ ER-/PR- 11/03 4 AC 4 Taxol 12/05 Stage IV - Lung met , Bone mets - Carbo, Taxotere, Herceptin 9/06 - 2 cm brain tumor 10/06 - Tumor removal surgery - Herceptin Halted 12/06 gamma knife tumor base.1/07 Navelbine/Herceptin 4/07 Rads to R femur 5/07 Stereotactic - new 2 cm brain tumor 4/07 Start Xeloda 5/07 Tykerb added 7/07 Brain MRI clean 10/07 .055 cm brain met found. 12/07 Stereotactic -1 cm brain tumor Start Tykerb 11/07 Abraxane/Herceptin 5/08 Cisplatin, Gemcitabine/Herceptin 6/08 Stereotactic to 1cm 9/08 Stereotactic repeat (growth). 11/08 Pet Scan Good but new tiny met on L lung/dead Brain surgery (no cancer cells found/scar tissue) 1/09 Chemo restarted 2/09 Pet Scan Bad - R larger very active/active L active lymph nodes both sides of chest MRI- mets slight increase 2/09 Start Doxil/Tykerb Treatment
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