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Anyone with BRCA 2 mutation taking Olaparib?

Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Oct 3 7:41pm | Replies (13)

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Did you have substantial shrinkage of your tumor(s) during chemo prior to going on Olaparib?

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My last CT scan in early Sept. of '23 showed the tumor on my pancreas. Size was 7.3 cm. long by 3.5 cm. wide. Also, several lesions were visible on my omentum, I believe that's the abdominal wall. And 3 lesions/tumors on my liver. A laparoscopic biopsy showed all areas as cancer. I do have the genetic BRCA 2 mutation. After 12 cycles of Folfirinox that ended in early April of this year, the CT scan then only showed one remaining tumor on my liver. All the other tumors were not visible. I started the Olaparib at the NIH in early June. I was dropped from the clinical trial last week as the CT scan that day showed an increase in size of the tumor on my liver compared to a CT scan 2 months prior and the Olaparib was obviously not working. My local oncologist here in NC has shown me a treatment plan that I agree with but I'm not going to elaborate on that unless asked.