Low invasive duct alcarcinoma

kazbell12345

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 if anyone is on this tablet

thank you

moderators

Hi @kazbell12345 and welcome to Breastcancer.org! We're so very sorry for the reasons that bring you here, but we're really glad you've found us! You're sure to find our amazing community a wonderful source of advice, information, encouragement, and support — we're all here for you!

We're sure others will be by shortly to weigh in with their experiences, but we wanted to share this thread with you, where you can get some insight from others on taking Verzenio (the brand name of abemaciclib):

https://community.breastcancer.org/en/discussion/881100/abemaciclib-verzenio-for-all-stages

In addition, here are some helpful pages from our site that might provide some info:

https://www.breastcancer.org/treatment/targeted-therapy/verzenio

https://www.breastcancer.org/podcast/verzenio-side-effects

https://www.breastcancer.org/research-news/verzenio-long-term-benefits-early-stage-breast-cancer

We hope this helps and that you get some support soon. Let us know if we can assist you further!

—The Mods