Herceptine Alone can cure HER+

vishu

Herceptine Alone can cure HER+

vishu

Hi...
My mother age 52 has stage IV breast cancer infected lungs, lever & spinal cord. One good thing is HER3+ As the cancer is detected at the last stage. We took two senior most doctors opinion, one is saying treatment with Chemo+herceptine+harmone treatment and other one is saying only herceptine with harmone treatment. It is hard to decide since it is spreading speedly. What to do??

Vishal
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Vishal, my late Stage IV mom was ER/PR +, HER2+, and was on active treatment for 5 1/2 years. During that time, she always had chemo plus Herceptin (hormone therapy didn't work for her, and also at the time, her oncologist felt it was contraindicated to use chemo and hormone therapy concurrently).

That being said, I know many women who manage their Stage IV HER2+ disease with Herceptin alone.  I think it comes down to the individual. Since your mom was diagnosed Stage IV and you say it's spreading quickly, I would suggest trying chemo/Herceptin first, then if she gets a good response, she could take a break from the chemo and try the Herceptin alone.

Another good site for you to check out and get information from is www.her2support.org.