Tumour resected successfully in second attempt

Hi all, here's a brief summary of my medical history:

- On dialysis for the last 28 years
- Early Liver Cirrhosis from Hepatitis C infection (treated successfully a few years back), liver function normal
- Diagnosed in January 2025 with well-differentiated adenocarcinoma of the GE Junction Stage 1-2, not present anywhere else, no symptoms, discovered by accident while doing an endoscopy
- HER2 FISH Positive
- Resection attempted but unsuccessful due to severe bleeding
- 28 sessions of Radiation ended April 30
- PET CT after 2 months of last radiation treatment showed "moderate response" only. Tumour was about 44% in size and 38% activity (Vmax) compared to before treatment.

On Aug 11, an ESD was attempted again and thankfully, they could get the whole tumour out. They sent the tumour for biopsy and the margins are clear though the tumour was less than 0.1 cm from the ink margin. The inked base was free. The tumour had invaded the submucosa with a depth of invasion 975 micrometers which is category SM2, they said.

My oncologist said this is a 90% chance of a cure and we should wait and do an endoscopy and PET CT after 3 months.

Just wanted to get your thoughts on this. Thanks so much!

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@asapienlessordinary, this sounds like good news. Follow-up in 3 months is typical, but I'll let others chime in with their follow-up experiences.

How are you feeling?

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Seems like an excellent result was achieved. I hope your upcoming scans show NED.

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Congrats, Could you please tell us who did your ESD surgery.
Thanks

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@asapienlessordinary, this sounds like good news. Follow-up in 3 months is typical, but I'll let others chime in with their follow-up experiences.

How are you feeling?

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Thanks Colleen. I am feeling totally fine. To begin with, I never had any symptoms since it was caught early.

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Congrats, Could you please tell us who did your ESD surgery.
Thanks

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Thanks! The ESD was done by Dr. Mohan Ramchandani and Dr. Sundeep Lakhtakia in AIG Hospital, Hyderabad, India.

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