Running Out of Options!
I'm not going to continue my very long thread from a while back, but will re-link it here in case you want the back story: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/negative-turn-in-a-long-journey/
Sadly, I left the drug trial at Yale for QTX-3034 a couple of weeks ago. Around Thanksgiving I started having serious appetite and digestive issues, and they haven't improved. Scans showed cancerous peritoneal activity in my lower abdomen which were confirmed in the ascites drawn during peracentisis (I have had it 4 times). I have lost about 20 pounds and my day is pretty much bed to sofa to chair and back to bed. I have met with my oncologist and she gave me the option of palliative care or more chemo. Will probably go with gem/abrax when/if I get my digestion stabilized since I already had 22 rounds of FFOX.
Help me out here with your thoughts and ideas, my valued friends. What other options do I have? HIPEC or PIPEC or too early to make that leap? Yale offers both and Dr. Turaga is supposedly an experienced practitioner.
I'd be happy to share more details and answer questions as well.
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@gamaryanne Gemcitibine with cis-platin is an option in those. With BRCA and PALB2 provided no issues with kidneys. Cis-platin is very harsh on kidney function and why Oxaliplatin is preferred and used as part the Folfirinox regimen.
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