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Old 03-20-2008, 06:35 AM   #1
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2008 Breast Cancer Symposium in Wash, DC in Sept

Anyone have information on this conference or been to it in the past?

PS HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!
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Old 03-20-2008, 08:09 AM   #2
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Robin,

This is the second year of the Asco Breast Cancer Conference. We attended last year in San Francisco and it was interesting and worthwhile.

Apparently the Annual ASCO Meeting has grown too large to be managable with over 38,000 attending so the organization opted for a seperate breast cancer event.

More info is available at:

http://asco.org/portal/site/ASCO/men...00ed730ad1RCRD

The HER2 Support Group intends to attend this meeting and may be exhibitors as well.

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Old 03-20-2008, 09:00 AM   #3
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Thanks, Joe, I may get to that conference since it's close to where I grew up in Maryland.
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Old 03-20-2008, 12:41 PM   #4
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Is this simposium intended for non-medical environment people. Can anybody attend?
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Old 03-20-2008, 01:39 PM   #5
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my onc asked me to attend. She said they have patient advocates.

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1/15/2005 Navelbine/Herceptin
4/2005 radiation and Herceptin
5/15/2005 Herceptin alone
2/12/2008 skin biopsy positive
2/14/2008 met to sternum, possibly right breast
2/27/08 Start omitarg, herceptin, taxotere trial
3/17/08 Kicked off trial because I started too close to my last herceptin
3/19 start tykerb xeloda
Right breast confirmed met
5/15/08 skin mets gone, no hypermetabolic activity in breast, sternum healing
8/24/08 scans still look good. sternum still active with scarring. No evidence of progression
10/08 Progression in sternum
12/08 Start TDM1 trial
1/09 Scans show stable
12/09 1 year on TDM1 still stable
10/10 progression in chest and liver
11/10 false positive of liver mets; tykerb and herceptin
4/11 Tykerb/Herceptin/Xgeva
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Old 03-21-2008, 02:50 PM   #6
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I have a friend in Maryland that would be happy to put me up if I'm up to traveling. I sure hope I can go. Thanks for the info.
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Old 03-23-2008, 05:51 PM   #7
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Joe,
Please let me know if I can be of any help. I live in the Metro D.C. area and would love to pitch in.
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