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    Posted: Apr 11 2018 at 7:47pm
Looking for doctor to prescribe TM (tetrathiomolybdate) copper depletion drug
Dx 80% TN 20% POS, 2B-3,BRCA neg, sentinel node neg., three LX w/no clear margins lymphovascular invasion, chemo 4 AC 4 TC, single Mx, RT not rec., reconstruction
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DX IDC TNBC 6/09 age 49, Stage 1,Grade 3, 1.5cm,0/5Nodes,KI-67 48%,BRCA-,6/09bi-mx, recon, T/C X4(9/09)
11/10 Recur IM node, Gem,Carb,Iniparib 12/10,MRI NED 2/11,IMRT Radsx40,CT NED11/13,MRI NED3/15

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Hi everyone, I am taking TM for 4 years already. I have been 4.5 years out of cancer. I have ignored this forum for a long time since life is quite normal now. My oncology who prescribes me TM told me many successful cases including using TM to control a stage 4 patient’s disease progression. I am so glad that I am back to this forum that I can share my journey to many of you. I just want to say to newbies, hey don’t get scared and don’t quit. We will be fine.
        My friend’s mom had non-small cell lung cancer. She got the recurrence on the surgery spot a year after the original diagnosis. She started to take TM 2 years ago. She just had scan and everything is clear recently.
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DX 10/24/2013 Between stage 2b and 3a. 2 big nods 1.8cm a d 1.4 cm. tumor 4.5 cm.   35 years old. 11/15/2013. AC/T
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I am seeing Dr mark Rosenberg. He is great, you can contact him if you want.
DX 10/24/2013 Between stage 2b and 3a. 2 big nods 1.8cm a d 1.4 cm. tumor 4.5 cm.   35 years old. 11/15/2013. AC/T
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Jojocat,

Do you have a contact number for your doctor or a website?  Is he in New York?


DX IDC TNBC 6/09 age 49, Stage 1,Grade 3, 1.5cm,0/5Nodes,KI-67 48%,BRCA-,6/09bi-mx, recon, T/C X4(9/09)
11/10 Recur IM node, Gem,Carb,Iniparib 12/10,MRI NED 2/11,IMRT Radsx40,CT NED11/13,MRI NED3/15

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Hi
I am new to the TNBC forum. I was diagnosed with Stage 3a NED, in February 2017. After a bilateral mastectomy and lymph node dissection, ACT chemo and 44 radiation treatments ( the scorched earth approach) I asked .my oncologist to review the original research for TM at University of Michigan George Brewer MD. And to also review the clinical trial outcomes at Wei l Cornell Medical in New York City. I am so fortunate that she felt that it was an excellent choice and gave full support. Thank you for your message and I am so happy that you are doing so well! Yay! I have been on TM since November 2017. I am grateful to have no metastasis at this time and below normal cancer markers. Zero side effects. Christine Simon RN Tucson Arizona
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Hello!! Was your Dr able to just write a prescription for it? Where did they get the TM?
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The only Compounding Pharmacy that I would recommend is Pharmacy Solutions in Ann Arbor Michigan.It is a long story but they are the only Pharmacy that will continue to dispense TM since the conclusion of phase 2 of the clinical trial. My MD wrote a brief letter of medical necessity to document why she was prescribing TM ...today ... And a prescription of course. Two years ago she read about the great results for TNBC ...phase 2 clinical trial results @ Well Cornell Medical Center in NYC, she was convinced that it could be a great choice to address the micro-environment and hopefully prevent metastasis. I am doing very well with no evidence of mets. Two years later. My cancer markers are below normal.My email is chriss1111@msn.com. Chris
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Thank you so much!! I'm very interested in taking it, and my oncologist agreed, but we were stumped on the availability!
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Great! I am happy to hear that your oncologist is on board. That is fabulous. 🌄🌄 keep in touch! Chris
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Sent you an email!
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Hi Chris , I am thinking to talk to my oncology to bring up this copper depletion option for avoiding recurrence... any insight on the availability and side effects? I really doubt if my current oncology willing to be flexible to give me a try! 

I will send you an email as well but wanted this topic to be aware of by many sister... 

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Hi Sophie,
 I am wondering how you went with TM?
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I haven’t started yet as wanted to take xeloda first...my integrated medicine doctor also prescribe misotle for prevention. how are you with your treatment?
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 Just getting ready for radiation therapy now. After radiation therapy is.... nothing. There is no further treatment planned.
This is something I really dont understand.  If you are NED it seems that standard practice is to do nothing..... yet I hear about things like MD. Why is this not standard care?
Why arent all tnbc survivors on Keytruda? I dont get that.
Sophie, when you say you are going on xeloda.... How does that work? I'm not sure where you live, but in Australia where I live the medication has to be approved by a national body. I assume that's the same in America and across the developed world. Is Xeloda approved for use in your country?
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I am in U.S. yes xeloda is FDA approval. Have you asked your doctor on MIstole and xeloda for next step treatment?
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My understanding was that capecitabine did not have an overall survival benefit for a majority of early tnbc cases, with the exception of non-basal tumours. 
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 here is what I read “ed treatment with adjuvant capecitabine did significantly improve both disease-free and overall survival in a prespecified subgroup of patients with a non–basal-like phenotype”.

This seems show benefit of improving survivor rate. What is basal like v non- basal like?


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 I'm not medical, but my 7nderstanding is that there are 6 different types of tnbc. The majority of people have basal or basal-like phenotypes. So this implies that capecitabine is helpful in treating patients whose cancer is not of the basal phenotype.
I dont know 8f tumours are uniformly of one phenotype or if they are a mix or what? If your doctor thinks there is value well, they know more than what I know, but my impression is that this is not a medication that is prescribed to everyone.
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do you know what you have ? Here most MO will not indicate which type of TNBC do you have. It is kind of standard for any who have identified residual cancer cells will be taking this for 8 cycles. For me, I did sugery first so most likely is like preventive . 
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