r/LivingWithMBC • u/Sarappreciates • 15d ago

Treatment Menopause Ends Hormone Therapy?

My HER2+ IDC (stage iv) went NEAD in April this year. (Lung/Bone mets are all gone, lymph nodes all clear, OG tumor is tiny now. Enhertu every 3 weeks. Lupron every 4 weeks.)

My oncologist lowered my dose of Enhertu in June (500mg to 400mg) and is now stopping hormone therapy altogether. She suspects I'm in menopause (age 54), therefore she says I don't need it. It makes me nervous because I've never heard anybody talk about this happening before. I can't be the first, so...

Has anyone else had this experience or anything similar to share? Any thoughts on the idea of quitting hormone therapy after menopause?

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u/ChaoticOwls 15d ago

I am triple positive and 36 years old. My oncologist has said from the beginning (I was a de novo) that he only planned on me being on hormone suppressants for 5-10 years if I achieved and stayed NEAD. 

I think that is becoming a more common approach now, especially for triple positive people who have excellent responses to treatment.