Dear Breki, thanks for sharing more about your situation. I'm genuinely interested in what you have been through and your decision-making process. I am so sorry you got such a s***** genetic throw of the dice. I have no genetic markers but my mom and sister both died of lung cancer. They were both heavy smokers.

I have been unusually fortunate to have had such a high quality of life for the last year. But if it turns out that I am having a recurrence, I am really not sure what direction I go.

If I'm ct DNA positive, there is one clinical trial with ELI-002 immunotherapy taking place at our nearby hospital at the University of Colorado, Anschutz in Denver that I would consider participating in.
I would also have the option of using gemcitabine with or without Abraxane. From my research and descriptions from my doctor's I would refuse the Abraxane, and I'm not sure I would do either one given the poor ris-benefit outcome data.
Still thinking it through and waiting to get the results of the CTDNA. More later ,
Beth