what about HERA results for 2 yr. arm

anne · 10-20-2005, 07:10 PM

Joe,
I briefly read the results that 1 yr. Herceptin is good but they did not see if there is an improvement with the 1 yr vs. 2 yr. arm. My mom's onc said that she may return to more Herceptin if this proves to be true. Please find out for us. I know for sure that the HERA trial in UK was designed with a 1yr and 2 yrs Herceptin arm.

Thanks.
Anne

10-20-2005, 07:17 PM

Anne,

They just closed the studies last April, I'm afraid we are going to have to wait another year or so.

Regards
Joe

anne · 10-21-2005, 06:11 AM

Thanks Joe,
I do hope if the results are good they will call back the women who have just had one year. Thanks for getting back to me so quickly.

10-21-2005, 11:31 AM

Just want to say I'am stage 1c, and my onc. has put me on herceptin for two years. Don't know if my ins. will balk at this or not. I have not met anyone else at this point that is early stage and will be on it every three weeks for two years. I'am going to U of M , and this is their ins. so I'm thinking it will be approved

Barbara · 10-21-2005, 01:52 PM

Hi:

I am Stage IIB and I am in my second year of Herceptin. I, however, wasn't lucky enough to have Herceptin with my Taxol. The first year of Herceptin started 30 days after my last Taxol treatment. I think my oncologist felt bad that I had not been enrolled in a cllinical trial so when I asked for the second year of Herceptin he readily agreed. My insurance is paying for the second year.

Barbara

RhondaH · 10-21-2005, 01:54 PM

Curious,

Who is your oncologist at U of M? I live in Grand Rapids and I may have my onc refer to him/her (even if I pay the extra yr), they must have good reason to. Thank you.

Rhonda Hoffman

Barbara · 10-21-2005, 04:57 PM

Rhonda:

If you question was addressed to me; I unfortunately live in Arizona and receive my Herceptin from an oncologist at the Virginia Piper Cancer Center in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Barbara