Dose the kind of breast cancer need chemotherapy

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jmtipler
jmtipler Member Posts: 6
edited June 2014 in IDC (Invasive Ductal Carcinoma)

Please help!

Pathological diagnosis: Right breast, Early invasive ductal carcinoma, Tumor diameter of 0.5cm, Nipple skin and the basal, Ipsilateral axillary lymph nodes showed 14, no metastasis.

Immunohistochemistry results: PR+,ER+ ˜++，HER2+，dose the kind of illness need chemotherapy? Does it need to use the drug Herceptin?

Many thanks for your help!

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  • cbm
    cbm Member Posts: 475
    edited September 2010

    Hello, jmtipler; sorry to have to meet you like this.  Yes, typically cancer at any stage that has a positive Her2 component is a strong candidate for chemotherapy, and many women will choose that path.  Herceptin can be offered with different kinds of chemo, I think, but is not yet offered (in the US, or maybe anywhere) without a chemo component.

    Warmly,

    Cathy 

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  • jmtipler
    jmtipler Member Posts: 6
    edited September 2010

    Hi Cathy,thank you so much for your kind reply.  Dose it need to take some drug before and after chemotherapy? what kind drug is it?

    All the best

    Jmtipler 

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  • lago
    lago Member Posts: 17,186
    edited September 2010

    You might. What is your hormone status? If you are ER+ or PR+ typically you get some kind of hormone suppression therapy. What you get depends on your menopausal status. In some cases surgery might be required to remove the ovaries but then you will still need some other kind of drug if you are hormone positive.

     Also with 14 nodes involved chemo is likely HER2+ or not.

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  • dlb823
    dlb823 Member Posts: 9,430
    edited September 2010

    jmtipler ~ I'm not sure I understand your pathology.  Are you saying you had 14 nodes removed and all were positive?  That seems a bit unusual with "early invasive ductal carcinoma,"  a .5 cm, Grade 1 lesion, even if Her+.   I'm wondering if there's some miscommunication here about your nodes.

    Also, just a heads up ... when you first join BCO, you are limited to 5 posts within a 24 hr. period.  That's done to prevent spamming, but can be very frustrating when you're new and after information.  But you can continue a conversation with anyone here by using the Private Message (PM) feature.  Simply click on anyone's screen name or avatar, and it will take you to a page with the PM feature.        Deanna

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