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@blackie17
Sounds like Folfirinox - Oxaliplatin, Irinotecan and 5FU? The 5FU is the one you take home for 40 hours. You will feel pretty awful at the start and it does get better but very very slowly. Hang in there.
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@joiedevivre That's the exact mixture I had for 12 sessions over 6 months and was effective on my cancer. 5 cm. tumor on tail of pancreas, several lesions on my omentum and 3 lesions on my liver and all confirmed as Acinar cell PC after laparoscopic biopsy. Only thing visible after 6 mos. and PET scan was one lesion on my liver. Didn't lose my hair and the side effects weren't that bad. Had to start Gemcitibine/Abraxane about 4 mos. later due to no progress on Olaparib in a clinical trial at the NIH. Hair fell out and the side effects were considerably worse than the Folfirinox. Good luck.