Trastuzumab (International Nonproprietary Name trade name Herceptin) is a monoclonal antibody that interferes with the HER2/neu Receptor (biochemistry).The HER receptors are proteins that are embedded in the cell membrane and communicate molecular signals from outside the cell to inside...
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...Tomorrow I get my scan results. I have been on Taxotere, Herceptin, and Perjeta. My tumor markers cea were 91 now they are 4. I...
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Hi, I too have finished chemo, rads and I am on number 6 herceptin, and m on tamoxifen, my night sweats are awful and happen all day too....I'm not sleeping and have been put on venaflaxine but...
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I've been on herceptin since May. I have the ...when I started taking Boniva for osteoporosis. I assumed the pain ...beginning to think it's the herceptin because the rheumatologist said that...
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...you taking the Decadron for brain swelling? When I had only Herceptin and Tykerb (I was ...or nausea meds.
Decadron did cause me to develop cataracts ...having when I came off Herceptin ...
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...have been on tykerb, herceptin since may...have rash on ...gave me a hydrocortisone foam for my scalp pain....diarrhea is tolerable by...
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...form. It has helped. I take vit E for the hot flashes, hardly has helped at all.
Has anyone ...still have two rounds of herceptin. Can I blame that...
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...Bon! I was on herceptin for one year and discovered the skin problem on my last herceptin on 2/22/2012. So technically I was still on herceptin. My skin mets are ...continue me on herceptin or g...
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Hi Kim
I am on tykerb for liver mets...the tykerb, herceptin, faslodex brought my tumor markers down, and my pet scan was better...this was started in may...now tumor markers going up slightly,...
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...as I had to switch therapies due to more bone progression. Now I'm on Tykerb and Herceptin and my bone mets are definitely more noticeable now. Grrrrr-
If I take tylenol or another...
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