Hi Susan,
I plan on participating in that trial starting in June or July. I had some very specific questions and Dr. Peoples got back to me personally. I am currently on Herceptin (stageIIIb) and I was trying to take the vaccine and Herceptin concurrently. At this time, I would not be able to because the FDA has not approved him to use both together. As of last week, however, he filed with the FDA to use them both because they have proved to be synergistic in the lab. I do not qualify for the seattle vaccine because I am HLA A3.
Read my post below "PA vaccine results thus far". If you have question, you can contact Maureen. I left her info below. I believe Dr. Peoples is anxious to enroll more previously Herceptin treated patients.
Maureen Pavlik, RN, BS, CCM
Vaccine Case Manager/JMBCC
Windber Medical Center
phone (814) 467-0044
toll free 866-253-4703
fax (814) 467-0725
Kim in DC
p.s. I'm originally from Freeport Long Island. I went to Baldwin High School
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