noosa_blue150
4 years agoMember
Routine blood tests when on perjeta and herceptin targeted therapy
can anyone on this regime tell me whether they’re getting routine blood tests done prior to each treatment ? Perjeta is suppose to affect white cells and can cause neutropenia according to EViQ protocols
Ill be seeing oncologist in a few weeks and will of course discuss with her again but was surprised today at onc ward when NUM told me that they don’t normally run routine blood tests on that drug protocol . She didn’t appear to agree with blood being taken .
I told her I’d asked oncologist why we didn’t based on what I’d read and dr had agreed to do them every 6 weeks .
Ill be seeing oncologist in a few weeks and will of course discuss with her again but was surprised today at onc ward when NUM told me that they don’t normally run routine blood tests on that drug protocol . She didn’t appear to agree with blood being taken .
I told her I’d asked oncologist why we didn’t based on what I’d read and dr had agreed to do them every 6 weeks .