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Targeted Therapy - Before, During, and After

Connect with others about treatment with Afinitor, Avastin, Enhertu, Herceptin, Ibrance, Kadcyla, Kisqali, Lynparza, Margenza, Nerlynx, Perjeta, Phesgo, Piqray, Talzenna, Trodelvy, Truqap, Tukysa, Tykerb, Verzenio

Discussion List

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  Beginning Targeted Therapy? Start here.

  Please start a new post/discussion for a targeted therapy that you'd like to discuss, if you don't see it here already, so others can join in with their experiences. Note: If you are Stage IV (metasta…

  Announcement

  Afinitor (everolimus)

  Avastin (bevacizumab)

  Enhertu (fam-trastuzumab-deruxtecan-nxki)

  438 views

  3 comments

  0 point

  Started by moderators

  Most recent by moderators

  May 18, 2024

  Targeted Therapy - Before, During, and After
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  Low invasive duct alcarcinoma

  I had a lumpectomy in October and node clearance december, then radiotherapy for 5 days My cancer was grade 2 low invasive ductal carcinoma I need to go on abemaciclib tablet for 2 years and wondered …

  Verzenio (abemaciclib)

  33 views

  1 comments

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  Started by kazbell12345

  Most recent by moderators

  Mar 5, 2025

  Targeted Therapy - Before, During, and After
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  Verzenio and implant complications

  Hello, I am excited to join this virtual community. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in October of 23, stage 2 with one lymph node involvement. I did a double mastectomy, chemotherapy, radiation and…

  Verzenio (abemaciclib)

  56 views

  2 comments

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  Started by kbhast

  Most recent by moderators

  Mar 5, 2025

  Targeted Therapy - Before, During, and After
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  Finishing verzenio

  I have just finished two years of abemaciclib, following on from surgery, chemo and radiotherapy. I was lucky that just as I finished radiotherapy, Verzinio was approved in the UK for stage 3 BC patie…

  Verzenio (abemaciclib)

  600 views

  7 comments

  0 point

  Started by melanier

  Most recent by moderators

  Feb 14, 2025

  Targeted Therapy - Before, During, and After
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  FDA Approves Dato-DXd for advanced-stage HR+, HER2- breast cancer

  Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC or Stage IV)

  ER-positive

  HER2-negative

  64 views

  1 comments

  0 point

  Started by moderators

  Most recent by threetree

  Feb 1, 2025

  Targeted Therapy - Before, During, and After
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  Verzenio and hair loss.

  I’m going to be starting verzenio in a few days and I read that 30% of people who take this medication experience hair loss. I asked the pharmacist about this and he made it sound like I could go comp…

  Verzenio (abemaciclib)

  Hair loss

  1616 views

  9 comments

  0 point

  Started by trv4764

  Most recent by moderators

  Dec 31, 2024

  Targeted Therapy - Before, During, and After
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  Verzenio & side effects

  Well, I've been on 150 mg verzenio for 13 weeks with anastrozole. My side effects are diarrhea, fatigue, nausea, loss of appetite, weight loss & taste change. I find I can only tolerate white bread, c…

  626 views

  4 comments

  0 point

  Started by mamab27

  Most recent by vlnrph

  Sep 20, 2024

  Targeted Therapy - Before, During, and After
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  FDA Approves Kisqali for Early-Stage Breast Cancer

  FDA Approves Kisqali for Early-Stage Breast Cancer September 17, 2024 Kisqali (chemical name: ribociclib) can now be used after surgery in combination with an aromatase inhibitor to treat stage II or …

  Kisqali (ribociclib)

  Hormone receptor-positive HER2-negative

  Research News

  189 views

  0 point

  Started by moderators

  Sep 18, 2024

  Targeted Therapy - Before, During, and After
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  Has anyone had a relapse after treatment with Verzenio?

  Hi, I have to make a hard decision for me, whether to take Verzenio (Abemaciclib) with letrozole or no….im on stage 2 with 2 lymph nodes, 69 years old, not in very good fit, and im afraid of side effe…

  260 views

  1 comments

  0 point

  Started by oln2290

  Most recent by exbrnxgrl

  Sep 10, 2024

  Targeted Therapy - Before, During, and After
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  ARV-471?

  I have been suggested for a clinical trial using ARV-471 to treat early stage HR+, Her2- breast cancer. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with this drug. It's typically used for metastasis …

  358 views

  22 comments

  0 point

  Started by cmre00

  Most recent by katg

  Aug 22, 2024

  Targeted Therapy - Before, During, and After
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  verzenio for stage 1 cancer

  Hi everyone. Has anyone taken Verzenio for stage 1 cancer and if so when did you start it? I have been on letrozole for 7 months now and my oncologist just today asked if I wanted to start Verzenio to…

  291 views

  2 comments

  0 point

  Started by thec

  Most recent by shrinkrap59

  Jul 21, 2024

  Targeted Therapy - Before, During, and After
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  Verzenio

  H was your experience taking Verzenio???

  Verzenio (abemaciclib)

  936 views

  14 comments

  0 point

  Started by gogirl36

  Most recent by peggy_m

  Jul 8, 2024

  Targeted Therapy - Before, During, and After
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  Daniel Field Products with Cold Cap

  hi all, Interested to hear if anyone has used Daniel Field’s chemo products to work with cold caps and their success rates. Such as the silicon pad and the cooling booster? And what chemo were you on?…

  AC: Adriamycin and Cytoxan

  Cold caps

  124 views

  0 point

  Started by ava55

  Apr 2, 2024

  Targeted Therapy - Before, During, and After
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  Penguin Cold Cap

  Hello Everyone, I am about to under-go targeted therapy with Chemo Therapy and my oncologist recommebed I use the Penguin Cold Cap to help reduce the hair loss. I was wondering if anyone has used this…

  Cold caps

  330 views

  5 comments

  0 point

  Started by theresasv

  Most recent by moderators

  Feb 21, 2024

  Targeted Therapy - Before, During, and After
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  Long-Term Benefits of Verzenio for Early-Stage Breast Cancer Confirmed

  Long-Term Benefits of Verzenio for Early-Stage Breast Cancer Confirmed Oct 30, 2023 Five years of follow-up show Verzenio continues to reduce early-stage breast cancer recurrence risk long after peopl…

  Verzenio (abemaciclib)

  Research News

  544 views

  2 comments

  0 point

  Started by moderators

  Most recent by moderators

  Jan 30, 2024

  Targeted Therapy - Before, During, and After
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  Kadcyla Continues to Improve Survival in HER2-Positive Early-Stage Breast Cancer

  Kadcyla Continues to Improve Survival in HER2-Positive Early-Stage Breast Cancer Dec 17, 2023 More than eight years of follow-up from the KATHERINE trial showed the continued survival benefits of Kadc…

  Kadcyla (T-DM1 or ado-trastuzumab emtansine)

  HER2-positive

  Research News

  252 views

  0 point

  Started by moderators

  Dec 22, 2023

  Targeted Therapy - Before, During, and After
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  Treatment After CDK4/6 Inhibitors

  Treatment After CDK4/6 Inhibitors Dec 5, 2023 Medical oncologist Stephanie Graff explains the treatment options available after a CDK4/6 inhibitor stops working. CDK4/6 inhibitors are used to treat bo…

  Ibrance (palbociclib)

  Kisqali (ribociclib)

  Lynparza (olaparib)

  289 views

  0 point

  Started by moderators

  Dec 7, 2023

  Targeted Therapy - Before, During, and After
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  Piqray

  Piqray (alpelisib)

  289 views

  6 comments

  0 point

  Started by al36526

  Most recent by sunshine99

  Dec 6, 2023

  Targeted Therapy - Before, During, and After
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  Progression after ribociclib (or cdk4/6) and letrozole

  Hi I had her2 neg er+ breast cancer in 2018. In 2022 i had recurrence in my bones (all over with 3 collapsed vertebrae) and liver. I was on ribociclib and letrozole that worked really well, pet was ne…

  Femara (letrozole)

  Kisqali (ribociclib)

  Liver metastasis

  324 views

  1 comments

  0 point

  Started by amel_83

  Most recent by moderators

  Sep 9, 2023

  Targeted Therapy - Before, During, and After