Today Cathy met with Dr Udhrain. The CT Scan and the Nuclear Bone Scan show there is nothing new and the cancer has not grown.A stable disease is still a good sign. He said that Kadcyla could have delayed effects and that a "targeted therapy" may take longer. The tumor markers are still a little bit elevated, but this could also reflect that the tumors are dying? After 2 more treatments he will repeat the tumor marker test.
Due to Cathy's foot swelling at the last treatment, they slowed this I.V. drip down to 45 minutes and increased the Decadron. However, she did have swelling on the trip home beginning at 4 pm.
Since this is a targeted therapy, Dr Udhrain, agreed to Cathy's request to hold off on taking the Neulasta shot. He did warn her that it could delay her next treatment if the blood counts go to low.
Gratefully,
Lori
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