Hi; I don't know if Tykerb is going to available just yet for those of us who are stable or showing response to a Herceptin regimen; my understanding is that it will possibly be available for Compassionate Use for those Stage IV'ers who have progression while on Herceptin and/or Herceptin combos, until it is FDA approved(on the fast track I hear). So we have hope that if we need it we will be able to have it. In the meantime, talk with your doctor about Xeloda also, as an alternative to Avastin. I and several others here (I'm Stage IV with regional and distant spread to lymph system) have had good results with Xeloda added to Herceptin after coming off Navelbine. For myself, I'm on a very low dose, 500mg 2 x's daily, and have been very happily surprised at continued shrinkage of my affected lymph nodes with no adverse side effects.
Keep us posted,
<3 Lolly
Last edited by Lolly; 06-06-2006 at 01:06 PM..
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