Lump in the armpit, metastatic lymph nodes originating from the breast tissue although no breast tumour has been located. No other organs affected. Advised Phesgo, Docetaxel and Carboplatin to be followed by lymph nodes dissection and radiotherapy. Seems to be very harsh treatment.
Hi Linder
The drug regime you mention sounds like standard treatment for HER2 positive cancer. This cancer can be quite aggressive and they will want to try to make sure any cells that have leaked from your lymph nodes are mopped up. The axilla dissection would also be standard for involved lymph nodes and the radiotherapy will be for anything left in the breast. It sounds a lot but they will have your best interests at heart. Treatment is quite doable for most people and also has good outcomes for many.
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I have metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer, in remission
H Linder This is the treatment that I had, and it was 6 cycles of chemo before surgery and 18 cycles of phesgo, so that went on for quite some time afterwards. To reassure you, I had no side effects from phesgo and other than the time it took to get this injection every 3 weeks, it had no impact of daily life.
Best of luck as you start your treatment
