I come from the stage IV forum and was treated like er+, her2+, pr- although I maybe am er-. So I posted in her2+ also about the treatments for er-. However I saw Avastin which as I remember well is for er-? When one is ER+ gets Femara ... Is there anything similar for er-? Thank you very much!
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sftfemme65 Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 713 |
Nov 22, 2009 04:58 am
sftfemme65 wrote:
Im not sure exactly what your asking but Avastin is a drug that is used with chemo, usually stage IV. They did have a clinical trial for BC patients that were considered high risk for reoccurance, they were given a placebo or avastin with their standard treatment. The trial has since been suspended. I did this trial. As far as something like femara for ER-.....If your Her2+ theres herceptin. But if your triple negative, no not at this time, there is nothing you can take like that. I hope I answered some of your questions Teresa Diagnosis: 11/28/2007, IDC, 2cm, Stage IIb, Grade 2, 3/20 nodes, ER-/PR-, HER2- |
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jenn3 Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 969 |
Nov 23, 2009 04:33 pm
jenn3 wrote:
There is an Avastin trial, which I'm currently in. It is my understanding that Avastin is currently approved and used for Stage IV BC and a few others. The trial is to see if Avastin will lower the risk of recurrance of breast cancer. However, it enrollment was suspended. Diagnosis: 6/19/2009, IDC, 1cm, Stage IIIa, Grade 3, 4/15 nodes, mets, ER-/PR-, HER2- |
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Jollymom Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 16 |
Nov 23, 2009 05:13 pm
Jollymom wrote:
I'm currently on Avastin/Xeloda for liver mets, so far the treatment has me stable. I'm stage 4 and hoping that this will help me remain so! Cheryl Dx Nov 06 stg IIA DCIS lumpectomy no lymph FACx6-Taxolx6-rad 6wks-Feb09 stge IV met to lung-removed in Feb09 Xempra x6, then Aug 09 met to Liver (2)and Lymph in chest. Currently on Xeloda 3000mg a day- Avastin every 3 weeks.Triple Negative
Diagnosis: 8/2009, DCIS, 2cm, Stage IV, 0/21 nodes, mets, ER-/PR-, HER2- |
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ladylake88 Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 10 |
Nov 29, 2009 04:31 pm
ladylake88 wrote:
Hi, Do you know if they use Avastin & Zeloda for skin mets, also? I origianlly had Cytoxene and Taxotere. She did not give me Adriamycin with those as so thought it would be too toxic for me as I am already disabled. I had a lumpectomy 5/08 1.5 cm. After the chemo and before the double mast. they gave me those chemos. When they did the mast. I was filled with cancer. In Aug 09 I developed skin mets around my surgical scar. My PET was positive and they started rad. I had 35 rds. Now onc #1 wants to give me Adriamycin (I am allergic to anything that ends in mycin) (she said she would give me lots of steroids) Went and got a second Opinion and Onc. #2 wants to put me on Avastin & Zeloda. Onc. #1 says that is for distant met not local reocurrence. I am so confused and have to tell them by Wed. what I want to go with. My new PET was clean. Path report not back yet on biopsy of one of the bumps still there. |
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gatormom Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 4 |
Nov 30, 2009 09:10 am
gatormom wrote:
I was placed in the Avastin arm of a clinical trail a couple of weeks ago: Randomized phase II 2x2 factorial trial with the addition of carboplatin and/or bevacizumab to neoadjuvant weekly paclitaxel followed by dose-dense AC in hormone receptor-poor/HER2-negative resectable breast cancer. www.mytnbcjourney.com
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Duffymom Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 226 |
Dec 2, 2009 05:50 pm
Duffymom wrote:
I've been on Avastin since Dec. '08 along with chemo (Gemzar/Carbo Dec-Sept, now only Gemzar). My last scan was Sept and I'm stable. Next scan is Dec. 10th. I am stage IV, triple neg. I am NOT part of a clinical trial. PARP inhibitors are also used for triple negs now but only in clinical trials. I think they are similar to Avastin. Diagnosis: 10/2008, IDC, 6cm+, Stage IV, Grade 3, 0/12 nodes, ER-/PR-, HER2- |
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