← Return to CA 27-29 numbers rising: Does anyone else have an issue like this?

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I have Stage 4 breast cancer mets bones. I was diagnosed in 2014 - I’m 10 years since diagnosis. My tumor marker has never been “normal” except for a couple of times. For the last year, my TM has been steadily rising from the 40s and is now 115 but I have had scans and there is no presence of cancer. I hope this makes you feel a little better.

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Thank you so much for sharing this information. I'm also stage iv with mets to bones and liver (dx June 2021). I've been on a few treatments, with the most recent one being enhertu for a year now. All has been clear this past year, except for a stubborn liver met, that my oncologist and surgeon decided to cut out in June of this year. I live in Switzerland and have a treatment team there, but also have oncologist in Denver and SF that I see occasionally. I feel very blessed.

This morning, I just met with my Denver oncologist and he ran the CA 27.29 test and it was up slightly to 49 from 43 two years ago. My other doctors don't run this test. I was a bit nervous about this result, but after consulting with my doctors and seeing your post about how your number fluctuates and that you are doing so amazing with this disease, I am encouraged.

Thank you again for sharing.

@kblioce - I don’t know how to update my previous post but I did want to do so. As I posted in August 2024, my tumor marker had been going up for a while but my scans were showing no evidence of cancer. Well, in October 2024, my PET/CT scan showed the cancer had returned to my bones in my spine, ribs, sternum, humeral head, pelvis and another couple of places. I was put on Enhertu right away and have been taking it ever since (almost a year and a half). As of February 2026, all the cancer spots have resolved except for one stubborn spot in my pelvis. I’m feeling good even though Enhertu has caused more side effects than the Taxotere I took 11 years ago. Of course, I was in my 50s then so it could be I was younger and in better shape when I took it;) I am staying positive and praying that I will be free of cancer again soon. Never give up, Ladies! God bless you.