I thought I saw where one of the women in a post on myendometrialcancerteam.com mentioned Kanjinti (the bio similar drug as Herceptin) so I was just wondering what type of endometrial cancer she had and how the Kanjinti was doing. I do know that Kanjinti is being used for other cancers like colon cancer.
On 9/11/2023 I had a hysterectomy, was Stage 3A endometrial serous cancer, HER2 positive 3.
Received 6 Carbo and Taxol infusions every 21 days along with Kanjinti infusions (that continued for a total of 2 years).
Originally, I was offered the opportunity of being part of a pilot/trial ( I think it had passed trial 1 and 2, and trial 3 had just started for Herceptin.
I elected not to go that route as it was a blind test and there was a 33.3% chance that I would be getting a placebo and I knew how important it was that I receive a targeted drug.
I can’t find any studies of Kanjinti being used for endometrial cancer but I do know that the cancer center I am at is in the process of I think the third Trial of Herceptin being used as a targeted therapy for endometrial cancer diagnosed with HER2, positive 3.
I tolerated the Kanjinti infusions pretty good and wasn’t able to get the 3 recommended brachytherapy treatments due to a deviated septum in my vagina so I was given the infusions every 3 weeks for 2 years vs just 1 year and every 3 months I go for an Echo cardiogram as one of the side affects could be congestive heart failure, but I think the congestive heart failure is mostly associated with Avastin but I am not sure.
I also have a Pet Scan every 3 months and every 3 months the company Netera sends out a blood draw person to draw blood which is tested through their Signature testing. I
I am blessed that so far I am cancer free.
I'm so glad you are cancer free.
Kanjinti doesn't appear in the current approved or commonly used targeted therapies for endometrial cancer, so it's not something that comes up in this context.
For endometrial cancer, the targeted therapies that are recognized include:
- Lenvatinib (Lenvima) – the only FDA-approved targeted therapy specifically for Show Full Answer