do you get herceptin weekly w/your taxol or every 3 weeks?

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Brooklyn1234
Brooklyn1234 Member Posts: 97
edited October 2019 in HER2+ (Positive) Breast Cancer

Hello,

I'm doing weekly taxol for 12 weeks along with herceptin. At my cancer centre, they do the herceptin every three weeks, rather than a lower dose every week. Just wondering if that's the same for others? My MO isn't big on answering questions...thanks!

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  • MinusTwo
    MinusTwo Member Posts: 16,634
    edited October 2019

    Yes - herceptin every 3 weeks

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited October 2019

    yes, every three weeks here, too, including the period when I was getting weekly Taxol. I don’t know if anyone gets it every week...it will be interesting to see

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  • Brooklyn1234
    Brooklyn1234 Member Posts: 97
    edited October 2019

    Thanks for your feedback, all! A comment that one of the chemo nurses made had me wondering if every three weeks was standard of care -- it's reassuring to know it is. I think it was just a careless remark that I took wrong because, well, it's stressful going through cancer treatment!

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  • Ingerp
    Ingerp Member Posts: 2,624
    edited October 2019

    The early-stage triple positive women typically get Herceptin weekly with Taxol for 12 weeks, and then Herceptin only every three weeks (at triple the dose) for the balance of a year. There are some active "Triple Positive" and "Weekly Taxol" threads.

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  • DogMomRunner
    DogMomRunner Member Posts: 616
    edited October 2019

    I got Herceptin every week with the taxol for 12 weeks. Now it's just every three weeks. I am Her + but PR/ER - .

    I didn’t know it was different for triple + .


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