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In December 2023 I was still with Hoag Hospital and my oncologist and GI dr who did my USECRP determined my cancer had returned and now was at stage 4. I was offered Viewray and subsequently read about the bankruptcy and asked my dr about it (Dr. Seery). She told me it was true , but that it was up and running at Hoag Hospital (Orange County, CA) as of December. For several reasons to lengthy to explain here I decided to switch to UCLA, center of excellence. I don’t know if their Viewray is running yet, but my oncologist there preferred palliative care of aggressive chemo of GAC of a 3:1 schedule (3 weeks of chemo with 1 week off). My CA19-9 plummeted from 3840 to between 22-24, - I had 2 different antigen tests) and 1 of 2 liver lesions shrunk and 1 lesion is un detectable. However, the masses in my abdominal peritoneum and soft tissue around my hepatic artery remain stable (still there, but not growing though the hepatic artery area has shrunk in 1 direction). When my chemo starts working I’m hoping a clinical trial through UCLA, Claudin 18.2 will be open (I did recently test positive for that protein) as it has had promising results for gastric cancer in the past and is now on clinical trial for pancreatic cancer. Hoag Hospital Radiation Dept (Newport Beach location I believe) might have information regarding g Viewray, or contact Dr. Seery, oncologist; and best wishes for your success!