new hopeful her2neu trials

This looks very promising, especiallly as I think of my 3 daughters' future.  How I hope they can escape my dx with the help of a vaccine like this--wow!  Thanks for posting good news

This is my very first post and not even sure if i am posting in the correct place but here goes.  Just began my treatment of chemo with herceptin this past Thursday.  My cancer is her2 positive so I am very hopeful knowing what I have learned just recently about the sucess of herceptin.  I will receive TCH for 6 treatments every 21 days followed by radiation for 5 weeks.  The herceptin will continue for a year.....I was diagnosed in March 5th after a mastectomy.  Four of my nodes were positive also.  If any of you have advice as this is so very new for me, I would appreciate.  Coping very well thus far but understand I am about to hit a brick wall within  a day or two.  We will see!!!!  I am most competitive, even with myself so I am fighting this......thanks girls!!!!!

Thank you Joanne for your reply.  I couldn't wait to arise to see if anyone would have written me.  And there you were!!!!  The power of technology is wonderful!!!!!  Feeling good again today so I am up early ready to take on the day.  Mom and sister visiting tomorrow for a night with me from out of town so about to plan the menu.  Every day is a good day when feeling well enough to carry on.  The sun is shining here so all is good.  Enjoy your day too.!!!!!!!

 jp 

Hey joyful !!  Come join some of us gals on the April/May Chemo Lounge Hangout on the Chemotherapy section.  I had my first chemo round a week ago (6 rounds of Taxotere/ Cytoxan every three weeks plus Herceptin for a year).  I'm in the Herceptin B-47 clinical trial to determine whether low HER2 patients benefit from the receipt of Herceptin.  Normally, I would not have received Herceptin as a part of my chemo but I was randomized under the study to receive the Herceptin.  At any rate, please come visit the chemo thread where you will find lots of wonderful gals, support and a place to vent since that part is good for the soul.  HUGS to you!!!!

@joyfull57 This is also my first post. In April of 2007 I was diagnosed with a her2neu pos. breast tumor. My treatment was as follows. Adrimiocin/Cytoxin 6 rounds x3wks. Then Taxol/Herceptin for 12 wks. Then I had a mastectomy with clear margins and 12 lymph nodes removed. All said to be clear. Radiation and finished my Herceptin in Sept. of '08. Everything was fine until Jan 2012. I had blood in my urine so the Dr. visits began again. In March I was told by the Dr.s that my cancer had returned. It is settled in my bladder/ovary area and acities (fluid in the abdomin) had set in.......all the way to my lungs. My suggestion is to talk to your Dr. about staying on Herceptin. It seems to be the best fighter of this type of cancer.

@Fluffqueen0...Is this the new medication that was just released for Her2Neu+ ?

Thank you SpecialK, gonna check out the info.