Herceptin

FormerMember
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My husband has advanced esophagus, liver and node cancer due to start chemotherapy next week EOX without the E. He has just been told he is suitable for Herceptin as well. Is anyone else on this treatment? If so how is it going. Sue

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    FormerMember

    Hi

    When I first recurred I was given OX with herceptin. It shrunk my tumours for a while - I think I was on it for 4 months or so before I went on to something else. If I remember correctly my tumour load shrunk by 50% while on it. 

    Hope this is helpful. 

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    FormerMember in reply to FormerMember

    Thanks Graeme, that gives us more of an idea of what we could expect even though everyone is different.

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    FormerMember in reply to FormerMember

    Of course. Best wishes with the treatment. I'm here almost 2 years after being told I was stage 4 so there's still plenty of hope left.