Deciding whether to go on abemaciclib (brand name Verzenio)

Posted by slapshotmary @slapshotmary, Dec 27, 2021

Hi everyone and thank you for my membership. I was diagnosed with stage III breast cancer and just finished all my treatments which included 20 cycles of chemo, 6 weeks of radiation every day and since October 22 anastrozole. During my last visit my oncologist wanted to put me on abemaciclib; however, I looked at the research and I don't seem to fit the targeted group. My last mammogram was good. It was approved by the FDA in October 2021. Any suggestions? I do have severe asthma.

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minkky | @minkky | 22 hours ago

I'm trying to decide on verzenio also. My diagnosis is HER2 negative HR positive, 2 lymph nodes involved, Ki67 2%, oncotype 6 with 2% recurrence, tumor was 5.1 cm, I had a lumpectomy and re-excision to get clear margins. I just finished 30 rounds of radiation. I'm starting letrozole tomorrow. I am wondering if I really need abemaciclib too.

chickenmom10 | @chickenmom10 | 20 hours ago

I decided not to take it. Because they didn’t offer it to me in beginning so didn’t think I needed to take it now. I wanted quality of life and not have all those side effects.
I have been on anastolze for 2 years with mammogram and mri every 6 months. All scans have been no evidence. So that confirms my thoughts for me. No cancer seen so what are you killing off. This is my journey I’m taking. I’m 60 years young. And I’m pretty good health. Been losing weight which I think is helpful. Keep us posted on your progress. We are fighters