Triple positive chemo

amybirnbaum1

hi. i am stage 1 idc 1.5 cm. no nodal involvement based on ultrasound and biopsy. mri to come. her2 positive chemo starting this week. will be getting taxol cytoxin herceptin and perjeta. 6 treatments then lumpectomy. has anyone else gone this route and did u receive the desired results? thank you

amybirnbaum1

sorry 1 more question. i notice some say they were not “very” her2 positive. what does this mean? my ratio was 2.2. does that mean anything

Aram

hi amybirnbaum1, I am not triple positive so I don't have an answer personally. There is an active triple positive group that you might get more answers from:

https://community.breastcancer.org/forum/80/topics/764183?page=1316

ElaineTherese

Hi!

There are two common chemo regimens for triple positives:

Taxotere + Carboplatin + Herceptin + Perjeta

Adriamycin + Cytoxan, then Taxol + Herceptin + Perjeta

Also, if your lump is 1 cm. or smaller, you might get:

Taxol + Herceptin + Perjeta

I did Adriamycin + Cytoxan, then Taxol + Herceptin + Perjeta. It worked really well for me, as it wiped out all of the active cancer in my breast and compromised lymph node. I ended up getting a lumpectomy rather than a mastectomy, which was great because I didn't have to do reconstruction. Yes, join us on the Triple Positive Thread! ((Hugs))