Kadcyla- what to expect
I was diagnosed Dec 2025 with HER2 triple positive. Stage 1b, grade 3, tumor 2.3mm, invasive ductal carcinoma. Finished 6 rounds chemo- HPTC every 21 days, tumor shrunk by 90%. Chemo was absolute hell for me. Had my first Herceptin 3 weeks after last chemo- tolerated will. I had lumpectomy 11 days ago- dr only removed the sentinel node, all margins and sentinel node clear!! had post op appt yesterday with surgeon and she asked how I felt being cancer free. Needless to say, I was on cloud 9.
I had appt with oncologist today and to get my second Herceptin infusion. However, the oncologist told me there was residual cancer within the tumor itself and I would stop Herceptin and start 14 treatments of chemo drug kadcyla. The surgeon never mentioned the residual cancer in the tumor biopsy to me - WTF!! I am scared to death of the side effects since I had a hellish time with HPTC treatments. I told the oncologist I would not begin kadcyla today as I need to process this and to please discuss with the surgeon as I would also be calling the surgeon on this. I AM AS MAD AS A PIT VIPER!
Can anyone with my same diagnosis please let me know what to expect with this stuff? And yes, I know everyone is different, but I want to hear about your experience and not just read the list of possible side effects. Thanks