Breast Cancer Now Forum

Gosh that's a lot of treatments with no response. I started on chemo (nab paclitaxel), along side either atezolizumab (Immunotherapy) or placebo in February on a clinical trial called the impassion study and the early scan looked very promising reducing all mets by at least 50% and 1 lung met completely disappearing. I wish you the best of luck in finding a treatment for you that starts working and quickly Hugs Tracy ... View more

Hi posh poodle, I was diagnosed with tnbc in 2012, I had fect x 3, docetaxil x 3, left side mx, full lymph gland clearance left side and 25 radiotherapy sessions and all was well until I was diagnosed with metastatic on 28th December last year. I have/had mets in right side lymph glands (armpit) collar bone glands, chest wall and lungs. I happily fit the criteria for a trial of immunotherapy, atezolizumab (blind trial ) to run along side chemo, nab paclitaxel. Early signs are very promising showing at least 50% reduction in all mets with 1 in the lungs disappearing altogether. I just keep praying that I am receiving the immunotherapy drug rather than the placebo. If anyone is interested in looking up the trial it's called 'the impassion study Kind regards Tracy xxx ... View more