Marienewland,
Thank you for the congrats. It is a hard decision to make to take a break from chemo. My body seemed to be telling me it was time. No cisplatin at all; only the gemcitabine & Abraxane. My oncologist did have to decrease the dosage some due to side effects & that helped a lot. Radiologic remission is the tumors are no longer seen on CT scans (last 2 for sure) & metastatic sites on my lungs were stable. Also, my CA19-9 went from 450 (at diagnosis from EUS) to 8 and was hovering near 35. My doc was not too worried about the CA 19-9 since it can be affected by other issues such as benign breast disease, emphysema, inflammation, gallstones (all issues with me for a long time). Next CT is 25 March and visit with oncologist on the 28th.