Delayed herceptin after receiving chemo and radio

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Zahid
Zahid Member Posts: 4
edited June 2018 in DCIS plus HER2-positive Microinvasion

Please help me. I am in deep trouble. My mother had mastectomy done then the oncologist gave 8 cycles of chemo therapy then 15 radio therapy and after that they suggested for herceptin injection. Now I am in India and the indian doctors are suggesting that herceptin should be given with chemo and now your mother has finished chemo and radio. Now it is too late and herceptin would not work. What should I do now? Is it true that herceptin would not work now?

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  • DATNY
    DATNY Member Posts: 358
    edited May 2018

    I am not a health care provider, but I would say the Herceptin will work regardless. Else, they should provide you evidence showing it doesn't work.

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  • Zahid
    Zahid Member Posts: 4
    edited May 2018

    thanks a lot...I became restless and can not sleep due to anxiety...I was so worried and still crying....I thought that I got lost after coming so close to make my mother cancer free.....

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  • Icietla
    Icietla Member Posts: 1,265
    edited May 2018

    Peace, Zahid.

    Yes, administering Herceptin alone following prior Chemotherapy is one of the customary ways to do Herceptin treatment. Read here at the Herceptin information website. Scroll down to the "Indications" section.

    https://www.herceptin.com/

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  • gsonet
    gsonet Member Posts: 1
    edited June 2018

    I presented with a large tumor. The initial biopsy said it was Estrogen and Progesterone + but HER2-.

    I had ACT and 12 rounds of Taxol. My tumor shrank, but not drastically. After surgery, a biopsy was done, now, with a lot of tissue. It showed that I was HER2+. My oncologist thinks the most likely explanation is that I had a heterogenous tumor - some cells were HER2+ and some were not. Unfortunately, the original biopsy missed the + cells. I repeated the 12 taxols, adding in Herceptin every third week. He said it is more effective when given with Taxol. I don't think it's ever too late to get Herceptin. Obviously, it's better to get it sooner than later!

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  • Moderators
    Moderators Member Posts: 25,912
    edited June 2018

    Dear gsonet,

    Welcome to the BCO community and thank you for sharing your story. We are sure that it will be helpful to other members. Please stay active here and let us know if there is any help you need with navigating the boards. The Mods

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