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Other options available for Stage 4 Colon Cancer?

Colorectal Cancer | Last Active: Oct 9 1:34pm | Replies (36)
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I don't yet know the details. I know the EGD/EUS turned into a hunt for biomarkers rather than staging, and chemo was delayed a week after the initial consult while they did some further tests to confirm use of Optivo.
What is the liver treatment? Is that different from infusing 5FU for 46 hrs through a power port using a pump?

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tgoz | @tgoz | Aug 29 12:14pm

It is definitely not the same. There are threads here explaining it in detail, but my basic understanding is that they implant a small pump inside the abdomen, it is accessed by a port under the skin and it's filled with really strong chemo. My friend was in the original trial and he handled very well but that around 15 years ago, so it's probably different now.

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