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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Breast Cancer / October 2003herceptin
while i was in brisbane i heard that 12 months of herceptin was being trialled as an adjuvant therapy in a worldwide trial by the company which makes it - this was from a woman i met in radiation therapy who was on the trial. ie she had chemo plus herceptin on top while there were no signs of any mets.....  Signaturemarvin ATJ FAQs http://atjfaq.shorturl.com > while i was in brisbane i heard that 12 months of herceptin was being > trialled as an adjuvant therapy in a worldwide trial by the company which > makes it - My wife is part of such a trial being carried out under the aegis of the Mayo Clinic. She started in February, but at one point the weekly infusions were interupted for four weeks because of a drop in her cardiac ejection percentage, a known side effect of this drug. The cardiac function recovered and she is now continuing, but with careful monitoring. I'm part of that clinical trial. After 4xAc and 4xTaxotere+Herceptin, I am on 3weekly Herceptin therapy for a year. I had a lumpectomy and no cancer in the lymphnodes, so looks like I 'm in a similar situation as the woman you met. Oh yea, had radio therapy after the chemo as well. I'm having my first mammogram this Friday, so fingers crossed please guys. Take care.. Barbe > while i was in brisbane i heard that 12 months of herceptin was being > trialled as an adjuvant therapy in a worldwide trial by the company which [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > ie she had chemo plus herceptin on top while there were no signs of any > mets..... My wife has been on Herceptin for about 18 months. It has kept the disease progression in check. Mark > while i was in brisbane i heard that 12 months of herceptin was being > trialled as an adjuvant therapy in a worldwide trial by the company which [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > ie she had chemo plus herceptin on top while there were no signs of any > mets..... Mark, so glad to hear that your wifes treatment is keeping this horrible disease at bay. Long may it continue! Take care, Shaz x > My wife has been on Herceptin for about 18 months. It has kept the disease > progression in check. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > > > ATJ FAQs http://atjfaq.shorturl.com > My wife has been on Herceptin for about 18 months. It has kept the disease > progression in check. > > Mark that's great mark - there is a small percentage of bc that is actually cured by herceptin....very small though....is it hard stuff to take? > that's great mark - there is a small percentage of bc that is actually cured > by herceptin....very small though....is it hard stuff to take? My wife is in a study of Herceptin as an adjuvant treatment; weekly for a year. The possible side effect, which we knew of in advance, is the weakening of the heart, but in most people this recovers once the drug is stopped. At one point my wife experienced a drop in her ejection % so the drug was stopped for four weeks and she recovered full function. She is now back on the Herceptin, but with regular heart echo tests. Other than that she's tolerating it well, no nausea, weakness, hair loss etc. > > that's great mark - there is a small percentage of bc that is actually > cured [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > back on the Herceptin, but with regular heart echo tests. Other than that > she's tolerating it well, no nausea, weakness, hair loss etc. man - they don't seem to worry about your heart. |
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