Herceptin Turns ER negative cells to positive

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PatriciaPrijatel
PatriciaPrijatel Member Posts: 34
edited June 2014 in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

This applies to ER negative/Her2 positive, but it still is pretty amazing and a hopeful sign for therapy in the future for triple negative.  

http://hormonenegative.blogspot.com/2009/06/herceptin-may-be-effective-drug-for.html

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  • LavenderNLace
    LavenderNLace Member Posts: 90
    edited June 2009

    But if you are ER negative/Her2 positive then you aren't a triple negative.  A triple negative is where ER/PR negative and Her2 is also negative.  So, would triple negatives get herceptin even if they are not her2 positive?

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  • PatriciaPrijatel
    PatriciaPrijatel Member Posts: 34
    edited June 2009

    LavenderNlace:

    First, I love your name!  And you are right that this does not apply to triple negatives right now. The reason I posted it is that it shows hope down the line for triple negative women.  At present, only those with Her2-positive get Herceptin.  But if the drug changes negatives to positives, eventually it could provide a cure for all hormone negative cancers, including triple negative.  At least it may be a road to a cure.

    Pat 

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