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Ascites from pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Sep 10 1:00pm | Replies (11)Comment receiving replies
@julia725 , Have you looked into clinical trial options? Although the Folfirinox chemo might work better than GA (for a while), it would be good to have the next "out-of-the-usual-SoC-box" step(s) planned. Has he had genetic testing done to identify mutations that might steer him to a specific trial/drug?
And FWIW, palliative care and active treatment are not mutually exclusive. It would be good to have a palliative team onboard already to help with symptom management; that (as opposed to Hospice) doesn't rule out trying to cure/manage the disease.
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He had genetic testing and there were no gene mutations identified for clinical trials that would be more beneficial than the chemo plan but I agree with you that it should be revisited for next steps if/when chemo stops working. Thank you for pointing out the need for palliative care in conjunction with his current chemo plan. I will discuss this with the oncologist to have it on board when needed. I appreciate your comments and suggestions.