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Herceptin and heart damage

Riddler
Riddler CSN Member Posts: 1 Member
edited May 2023 in Esophageal Cancer #1

Has anyone continued with herceptin after having a decrease in ventricular ejection fraction? I have been on docetaxel, carboplatin, and herceptin for stage one invasive ductile carcinoma which is her2 and estrogen receptor positive. The plan was to continue the herceptin for a year but my Echocardiogram is showing some signs of heart damage. Has anyone else had this problem? Please advise! I'm quite short of breath and my heart rate goes up to 120 just walking from the bedroom to the bathroom. Thanks in advance!

Debby Lee

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  • jwkelly
    jwkelly CSN Member Posts: 26 Member
    edited October 2023 #2

    Taxel drugs can cause heart damage which is why I avoid them like plague

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