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Hormonal therapy as an alternative to surgery
Hi ladies I am posting on behalf of my Mom She was diagnosed with recurrence a month back and since then we are discussion treatment options based on the findings and labs investigation She is 78 with no co morbidity The oncologist said that they will decide about surgery after the PET scan He said in case they find Mets…
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FDA Approves Enhertu for Unresectable or Pretreated HER2+ MBC
FDA Approves Enhertu for Unresectable or Pretreated Metastatic HER2-Positive Breast Cancer January 2, 2020 On Dec. 20, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Enhertu (chemical name: fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki) to treat people diagnosed with unresectable HER2-positive breast cancer or metastatic…
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Fitztwins is gone... 17 years out
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Enhertu Improves Survival in People With HER2-Low MBC
A New Standard of Care? Enhertu Improves Survival in People With Metastatic HER2-Low Breast Cancer June 6, 2022 Compared with doctors' choice of chemotherapy, Enhertu (chemical name: fam-trastuzumab-deruxtecan-nxki) improved both progression-free survival and overall survival in people diagnosed with previously treated…
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Progression
just want to know more about aromasin and afinitor which I will be starting in a couple days
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Stage 4 of some kind
On 4/12 I was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The surgeon suspected it was mets from my breast. Pet scan showed an additional tumor on my lung and positive lymph nodes in my sternum. The brain tumor was removed on the 22nd, but pathology came back suggesting it was from the lung, not the breast. My MO said this may be…
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High CA 15-3, scans not showing tumors, MO wants me on Ibrance
I'm glad this new section has been created. I don't know where I fit in anymore. My CA 15-3 has been above normal for almost 2 years. It's been as high as 1386 and currently at 586. I've had multiple scans that haven't found any clear cancer. My latest scan was an abdominal MRI to evaluate an 8 mm lesion on my liver (seen…
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Is NED still possible?
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Ibrance or Kisquali? Can you share your experience
I am on Ibrance and had an allergic reaction. My Onc says if I want to go on something stronger with more impact I should consider Kisquali. I am wondering if anyone has experience with both or either? Seems Kisquali has a longer span of time it works, but maybe greater side effects? He said once I switch I can not go back…
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Stage IV - no more treatment options?
Hi everyone, I've posted on here a couple of times. My mom was diagnosed stage IV in oct/Nov. We had a meeting with her oncologist today and it appears that her current line of treatment (piqray and fulvestrant) is not effective either. Her oncologist doesn't seem to think that chemo would be effective, but hasn't ruled it…
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Triple Negative breast cancer; Recurrence; now Stage IV MpBC
Hi everyone My name is Yasir and i am posting on behalf of my mother 71 years old, she was diagnosed with a triple negative breast cancer (Right breast) back in May-20 Below is a brief history what my mother has been going through just to send a message to the world that do not stop fighting and do not stop yourself from…
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ENHERTU FIRST DOSE
Greetings to all, I have recently started Enhertu. I've searched about this drug's side effects but I wasn't satisfied with the information given. I wanted to share with you my experience. I was on Kadcyla, Tukaysa, and capecitabine combination since July 2021 and I was doing ok besides mild hand and foot syndrome and…
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Thank you
My beloved wife passed away yesterday. She was 45 and what gave up in the end was liver. I want to thank you all for your support. You are an amazing community. I wish you all the very best and I want you all to stay strong.
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Mom’s WBRT didn’t work?
I was lurking for a while but am itching for an answer and needed to post. My mom got diagnosed in October as stage 4 ER+ PR- HER2-, with brain, lung, and bone mets. She previously was stage 2 in 2017, but was in remission until now. She had a craniotomy and bounced back really quickly, and went through ten rounds of whole…
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Scan Anxiety for Caregivers
Today is my mom's first scan since she was diagnosed stage IV in Nov 21. I've been trying to keep myself busy today but my thoughts just drift right back to the scans. I know it's out of my control but it's so hard to feel helpless. Just wanted to get this off my chest.
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RSO is helping bring up my #s/lower tumor markers
Has anyone started to use RSO? I have mets again for the second time after a 2016 breast cancer dx. I had the lump taken out and the cancer was estr/proges + /her2-neg. I was taking anastrozal first for two years, 2019 it was the first met and then took ibrance/fasoldex, stage 4. The studies online with that mix states…
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Complementary Treatment and Self Care For Stage IV & Others
I have thought about starting this thread and see if others want to participate so today, I am finally getting around to it. Feel free to share anything you are doing to help yourself feel better, deal with side effects, keep your strength up, improve emotional well being, etc. I'll start by sharing a video on…
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Signatera Blood Biopsy
Is anyone using signatura to monitor progression?
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Podcast: Experimental Elacestrant for Pre-Treated HR+, HER2- MBC
Experimental Elacestrant: A Standard of Care for Pre-Treated, Metastatic, Hormone Receptor-Positive, HER2-Negative Breast Cancer? December 11, 2021 Dr. Aditya Bardia is associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and director of the breast cancer research program at Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer…
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Exp. Elacestrant Promising for Pre-Treated HR+, HER2- MBC
Experimental Elacestrant Shows Promise for Pre-Treated Metastatic, Hormone Receptor-Positive, HER2-Negative Breast Cancer December 8, 2021 Experimental elacestrant offered better progression-free survival than standard hormonal therapy for post-menopausal women and men diagnosed with metastatic, hormone receptor-positive,…
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Article for metastatic treatment success story
Hello my sisters, I read a story that a woman didn't give up the expectation that her doctor said and challenged. Here is the article link and she becomes a speaker. Enjoy rrafing.…
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Keytruda+Chemo Improves Survival for PD-L1+, TNBC Mets
Adding Keytruda to Chemotherapy Improves Overall Survival in Metastatic, Strongly PD-L1-Positive Triple-Negative Breast Cancer October 5, 2021 Adding the immunotherapy medicine Keytruda to chemotherapy improved overall survival more than chemotherapy alone in people diagnosed with metastatic triple-negative, strongly…
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Podcast: Keytruda+Chemo Improves Survival for PD-L1+, TNBC Mets
Keytruda Added to Chemotherapy Improves Overall Survival for Metastatic PD-L1-Positive, Triple-Negative Breast Cancer September 24, 2021 Dr. Hope Rugo is professor of medicine in the division of hematology and oncology at the University of California San Francisco Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, where she…
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Enhertu Way More Effective Than Kadcyla as 2nd Tx for HER2+ MBC
Enhertu Dramatically More Effective Than Kadcyla as Second Treatment for Metastatic HER2-Positive Breast Cancer September 22, 2021 Enhertu more than doubled the 12-month progression-free survival rate than Kadcyla in people diagnosed with metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer that had been previously treated. Read more...
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Adding Surgery to Tx Plan Offers Better Survival for Some W/ MBC
Adding Surgery to Treatment Plan Offers Better Survival for Certain Women Diagnosed With Stage IV Breast Cancer September 20, 2021 A combination of surgery and systemic therapy can improve survival more than systemic therapy alone for women diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer with known hormone receptor and HER2 status.…
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Genentech Withdraws Breast Cancer Indication From Tecentriq
Genentech Withdraws Breast Cancer Indication From Tecentriq August 28, 2021 On Aug. 27, 2021, Genentech announced it is voluntarily withdrawing the breast cancer indication from the immunotherapy medicine Tecentriq in the United States. Read more...
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Guidelines Provide Individualized Palliative Care for MBC
Guidelines Help Oncologists Provide Individualized Palliative Care for People Diagnosed With Metastatic Breast Cancer August 3, 2021 General oncologists have received new specific, practical recommendations on how to offer individualized palliative care to people diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. Read more...
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9 years metastatic
I came on the board because I was freaking out about a pain in my rib. (Is it back? Oh, my god, I'm toast. This is it. I'm dead. Gotta give my stuff away. Find a new wife for my husband. You know the drill.) Anyway, when I read through other people's posts I felt this weird thing, hope. So many have been going along, doing…
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Who has been diagnosed with bone, liver, and lung Metz
today my onc told me after the ct scan that I have bone, liver, lung Mets. They will look at PET scan soon. Did any of you have all 3. What are my chances. Onc told me in last years they have so many more options They will do a liver biopsy on Thursday. Not sure why the liver. I was shocked about the lung, Can I get to NED…
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How was your bone mets detected?
I had triple positive IDC with LVI and micromets in sentinel node. Mastectomy, reconstruction, paclitaxol, and I finished my Herceptin Nov 2019. I recently had an MRI for an injured hip (need hip replacement - not surprised). What did surprise me was the MRI revealed 2 indeterminate lesions in my L4 vertebrae. Today my…