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55-y breast cancer after mastectomy with multiple liver spread, her-2(3+) and egfr(+). 8 cycles of th chemo, liver mass shrink then regrow, and now on oral capecitabine + trastuzumab for 2 weeks, no improvement. please suggest treatment.

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Dr. Amrita Dosanjh answered

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MGT: I hope that you will seek a second opinion from a Cancer Center. There are treatment options, and finding the combination of therapeutic agents can sometimes be determined by lab testing.

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Answered 7/6/2017

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A member asked:

55-y breast cancer after mastectomy with multiple liver spread, her-2(3+) and egfr(+). 8 cycles of th chemo, liver mass shrink then regrow, and now on oral capecitabine + trastuzumab for 2 weeks, no improvement. please suggest treatment.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Amrita Dosanjh answered

Dr Tan and 2 doctors agreed

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