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March 13, 2007

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Dee

Jeanne,
I've just found this site and I love it. My doctor is strongly suggesting Herceptin and I was looking for costs. Thank you for a site that offers some humor, sensitivity and perspective.

Dee

Bish

Hi Jeanne,

I am from Kolkata,India, and my mother underwent a mastectomy in Mar-2005 followed by Chemo & Radio Therapy.

Just stumbled upon your blog and thought of that if you could share all the best-pratices & management ( especially post treatment) guidelines so that I can benefit from them.

You can reply me back to my email id.

~Thanks in Anticipation

Bish

Hi Jeane,

Sorry I forgot to mention my email : ranjita.joone@yahoo.co.in

~Thanks

jeanne

Hi Bish--sorry, but this is not something that I am qualified to do. Sorry. Jeanne

baharazwar

Hi Jeane, I am an oncologist surgeon in Indonesia. I tell my patient about this wander drug but I don't suggest them to take it.

Chan

What was your out of pocket expense for each dosage of herceptin - was it 2K, not sure if I got it right and is it worth it. Any other alternatives? Thanks and appreciate your posting.

Lana

Hope you are well. Hope to receive your reply soon.
My doctor just recommended Herceptin for me. But she said treatment will be 2 years. I'm wondering if it's necessary to have 2 years. In most online articles, it said 1 year is enough.
I'm looking for advices and/or treatment experience.

Deep Mathur

Hi!My name is deep and I am from india. My aunt is suffering from breast cancer which is in advance 3b stage.Doctor has advised to take Herceptin dosage for a year. Please suggest what is the approximate expenditure for this and what is the chances of cure in it.

Les Easley

My wife has had the toxic
substances Cytoxan and
Taxotere for four months
then was started on Herceptin last November to
receive this "wonder drug"
every three weeks for a year. The cost to Medicare
and Champ VA do pay about
80 % but at $6,700.00 per
infusuin that ammounts to
#47,000.00 plus the cost of
the actual infusions by RN's in the treatment room
which has been about $2,000.00 per visit, ot another $39,000.00. Is it any wonder that Medicare is
being bancrupted? One can
not get the actual cost of the Herceptin to the Cancer
Clinic's Oncologist. My wife has also had two bouts of Pneumonia with one
resulting in hospitalization which cost
$27,000.00. She has almost
constant bronchitis. This
makes me want to contact a
good Tort Lawyer since she
almost died of congestive
heart failure whule being
given too much IV fluids
with the antibiotics while
in the hospital. When will
we as consumers demand more
sensible use of these drugs
and fight for more reasonable prices?

Les Easley

I did not include the cost
of the chemotherapy which
was about $70,000.00 for the four months it was the
trearment of choice of theOncologist at another cost of about $60,000.00.
One can do the math but the
costs are more than $200.000.00. We are grateful for Medicare but
can understand why some in
politics would rather see
us "oldie's" just be given a hemlock dose and told to go home and enjoy your last days since our governments money would be better spent on those with
more time left as those under 40. Now I have been reading Dr Cutler's natural cures for cancer
and how doctors going for these are being chastized.

donna casey

Les, My mom is waiting bone biopsy results and if she'll take herceptin. she has medicaire which you said covers most of the cost for your wife. what is your out of pocket per treatment. thank you

Arvind Patro

just on 2nd Nov my moms right breast has been removed due to HER-2 Neu ONCOPROTIN(DAKO)
Now my oncologist suggest to take HERCIPTIN for 8-9 cycles.but the price of the same $2300 in india.

i want the best suggetion

1. is the price is suggestable
2. is the perfect medicare for this situation for improvement of patient.

Armaan

My mom has been put on this wonder drug for a year.According to the Doctors it is mandatory to be given for one year.But i have heard theory's of how only 9 weeks it enough for the same results and that this is just a propaganda to make more money.Now we are curious and wandering whom to believe.Can you shed any light on this?
Thank you.

afshinfarane

please guide me about exact cost of herceptin . i really need to know that .

kreddy

I am an oncologist here in USA. the procurement cost of herceptin from distributor is $2800 per vial.
There is a trial called FINHER (NEJM; 354; 809: 2006) which showed 9 wk Rx has comparable results to 1 yr Rx. The study is somewhat flawed and oncologists have not accepted that, but if there is a bigger trial comparing 9 weeks to 1 year is done in the future, and shows equal benefit, this will perhaps cut down costs.

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