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@mnewland99 The thing is the Gem-Abraxane is controlling the spread elsewhere. These 2 spots - one on the surgical bed and one at the resected end of the pancreas - were always there but not 'lit up' in PET scans; they were just shadows. So the Gem-Abraxane appears not to be controlling these 2 spots. Onco says once these 2 spots have been dealt with, its back to Gem-Abraxane. Hard to figure out what is happening and what to think. Seeing surgeon tomorrow to see what he thinks - he was concerned about these 2 spots 3 months ago when scan and MRI were all clear but CA19-9 was rising. One hopes he can go in there and scrape them off!