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Has anyone left a dead tumor in?
Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Oct 31, 2023 | Replies (14)Comment receiving replies
Congrats @ashley2235 , that is awesome!!!!!
At the risk of being too nosey, could you possibly share:
What type of tumor you had, your stage at diagnosis, where exactly the tumor was, if you had any known genetic mutations, what the chemo regimen was, and what type of radiation?
I'm really interested in what combinations produce a great response like that.
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Of course. I had stage III locally advanced non-resectable adenocarcinoma with squamous cell differentiation. Located between body and tail of pancreas, with over 180 degree attachment to SMA. No genetic mutations. Started with 2 rounds of FOLFIRINOX. Tolerated well, but had drastic increase in CA19, so switched to Gemzar/Abraxane for my last 4 cycles. I did 28 days of LINAC radiation. My local surgical oncologist still would not agree to surgery, so I reached out to Dr Truty at Mayo, as he is the best at locally advanced tumors with vascular involvement. He performed my surgery on July 24th.