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Has anyone left a dead tumor in?

Pancreatic Cancer | Last Active: Oct 31, 2023 | Replies (14)

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Woohoo! Congrats again, and thank you so much for sharing.

I'm surprised they switched the chemo regimen so soon, given that a short-term rise in CA19-9 sometimes suggests a tumor is responding as desired. But I've also had a much better response to Gemzar/Abraxane/Cisplatin since my recurrence than I had to 6 months of Folfirinox before surgery. I do hope the oncology world will find better ways to gauge the effectiveness of a treatment sooner and switch it up if appropriate.

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Yes, I was hesitant to switch so quickly, as I had read CA19 can increase the first few rounds of effective chemo. My oncologist put in a stat CT, which showed tumor growth as well. That helped ease my mind on switching. I'm finding a lot of patients see very good results with gem/abrax vs folfirinox. I'm very glad my oncologist was quick to make the change.