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KeelyB
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8 years ago

Perjeta access as second line treatment for HER2+ MBC - suggestions please

I was diagnosed with MBC in Nov 2011 (first diagnosis: mets to liver, bones, lung & brain), and have been feeling very well for years on Herceptin.  However, this month, there has been new growth in t...
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KeelyB
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7 years ago
A very exciting update - my oncologist contacted Roche again on my behalf and they have agreed to fund Perjeta for the next 6 months, with a review after that.  I am ecstatic! 
So if anyone else is in my situation, I suggest talking to your oncologist.  I guess some may see this as a relatively short term fix, but life with MBC is made by adding all these short terms together :>