New Antibody Therapy

englishteri
englishteri Member Posts: 7
edited March 2014 in Esophageal Cancer #1
Has anyone started/tried/heard about this new antibody therapy used to treat some forms of esophageal cancer. It uses a drug used to treat breast cancer called herceptin. I am about to start and would like some feedback.

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  • kitten0385
    kitten0385 Member Posts: 248
    #2
    Herceptin
    They are in the processes of testing my original tumor to see if I would be receptive to the drug. I don't know much about it though, and don't know what the results are yet, there's only a 20% chance of the tumor being acceptable for the drug.

    Cathy
  • englishteri
    englishteri Member Posts: 7
    #3
    kitten0385 said:

    Herceptin
    They are in the processes of testing my original tumor to see if I would be receptive to the drug. I don't know much about it though, and don't know what the results are yet, there's only a 20% chance of the tumor being acceptable for the drug.

    Cathy

    Yes. I feel lucky that mine
    Yes. I feel lucky that mine was a positive match. I've heatd good things about this therapy.

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