kadcyla drug

[Chalky26]

Has anyone had the drug Kadcyla? Trastuzumab and em tans one combined? How did treatment go with it? I have to decide to have this combined or the Herceptin ( also known adTrastuzumab) as a single drug. Any comments/ advice welcome . Thanks

[Andersl]

Hi, I'm on Kadcyla. I've had 44 cycles and tolerate it very well. I'm stage iv. Age 65.

I've not lost any hair due to kadcyla.

In the early days I had muscle like pain for a few days each cycle. Apparently that's the drug doing its job and the cancer cells dying. Nowadays I experience fatigue for a few days. It doesn't upset my digestive system.

I have 3 monthly scan on my body and MRI on my brain. I had tiny brain mets whilst on Kadcyla though I'd been on a break from treatment due to having a cataract op. The brain mets were successfully treated with stereotactic radiotherapy and I stayed on Kadcyla.

Since then no evidence of active disease for over a year.

I hope this helps xx

[Ursula_I]

hello

I was on Kadcyla for 8 cycles last year, it was a really easy drug combo, very few side effects. Unfortunately I got new brain mets so they moved me on to Enhertu which is more fatiguing and my hair is really thinning out, also bad nails... So definitely I recommend Kadcyla, hope you get to stay on it longer than me!!

Good luck, all the best

Lucy