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Pancreatic Cancer Recurrence after Whipple

Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Aug 21 1:48pm | Replies (89)

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@abbylouise

My husband had a total pancreatectomy, with duodenum, spleen, pylorus, gall bladder and supporting tissues removed plus a cadaver replacement of the portal vein due to tumor found during the surgery. All perimeters were clean, but still 6 mon later sneaky metastasis had gone to the adrenals, chemo tried but then a precision therapy with immunotherapy based on his tumor dna and mutations brought clearing of all visible cancer for the ensueing years 3 years, now off of immunotherapy due to side effects for 1.5 years. The additional years have been so good now at 5.5 years post diagnosis. The advances in the personalized medicine, Keytruda, approaches with the individual studies of the tumor made a difference, precision medicine. Hoping that you will find this can happen for you as you go through the tests.

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Great news! We are told that immunotherapy is having very limited results with pancreatic cancer. Would you share which mutations your husband has?

Keytruda is working for so many things now. Wish I had invented it! Almost a wonder drug!