Is there any way you can provide more info? I have to be honest--all of us with pancreatic cancer, in one way or another, are digging deep to find hope and possibilities. The strength of this board is in its crowdsourcing. We share what we learn with each other, and we individually take that info and proceed from there. If you have information from MassGeneral Brigham that could be useful to all of us, please do share. The things you mention offer a new avenue for me to explore, so I would really appreciate knowing more about the treatments, the drugs, which patients might qualify, etc. Thanks in advance for anything you can provide!
I am very new to my diagnosis of neuroendocrine pancreatic cancer stage 4. My primary tumor is in the tail of the pancreas with other tumors in the liver and lymph nodes. Does anyone have information on this type of cancer? I see the oncologist tomorrow.
I will know tomorrow when we have our appt
I'll ask about ablation for liver lesions
The ablation treatment was just a mention from an OR nurse that works at the Brigham and she had seen it done
We will see if our oncologist just recommends Chemo
And you are so right we are all trying to find hope to keep pancreatic pts alive
As one person said and I love it.."let's make this a chronic disease"
Is there any way you can provide more info? I have to be honest--all of us with pancreatic cancer, in one way or another, are digging deep to find hope and possibilities. The strength of this board is in its crowdsourcing. We share what we learn with each other, and we individually take that info and proceed from there. If you have information from MassGeneral Brigham that could be useful to all of us, please do share. The things you mention offer a new avenue for me to explore, so I would really appreciate knowing more about the treatments, the drugs, which patients might qualify, etc. Thanks in advance for anything you can provide!
I'm wondering about liver lesions from pancreatic cancer
Is chemo the only treatment?
I've heard about ablation and also injections right into the lesion
I did a super-speedy Google search and found this: https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/pancreatic-cancer/treating/ablative-techniques.html#:~:text=Radiofrequency%20ablation%20(RFA)%20uses%20high,and%20destroys%20the%20cancer%20cells.
There are ablation techniques, but the article says these are rarely used in pancreatic cancer (I don't know why) and uses only the term tumor, not lesion. That makes me think that these techniques are most appropriate for a tumor that's self-contained and hasn't spread, which, to me, wouldn't include lesions. But again, I'm not a medical professional. You might ask your PA friend if this is what they're referring to. Perhaps someone on the board who's had this done or who's considered this will chime in with better info than I can provide.
I did a super-speedy Google search and found this: https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/pancreatic-cancer/treating/ablative-techniques.html#:~:text=Radiofrequency%20ablation%20(RFA)%20uses%20high,and%20destroys%20the%20cancer%20cells.
There are ablation techniques, but the article says these are rarely used in pancreatic cancer (I don't know why) and uses only the term tumor, not lesion. That makes me think that these techniques are most appropriate for a tumor that's self-contained and hasn't spread, which, to me, wouldn't include lesions. But again, I'm not a medical professional. You might ask your PA friend if this is what they're referring to. Perhaps someone on the board who's had this done or who's considered this will chime in with better info than I can provide.
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Ablation is used for a lesion not several
My oncologist is just using chemo for now
I am very new to my diagnosis of neuroendocrine pancreatic cancer stage 4. My primary tumor is in the tail of the pancreas with other tumors in the liver and lymph nodes. Does anyone have information on this type of cancer? I see the oncologist tomorrow.
I will know tomorrow when we have our appt
I'll ask about ablation for liver lesions
The ablation treatment was just a mention from an OR nurse that works at the Brigham and she had seen it done
We will see if our oncologist just recommends Chemo
And you are so right we are all trying to find hope to keep pancreatic pts alive
As one person said and I love it.."let's make this a chronic disease"
Is there any way you can provide more info? I have to be honest--all of us with pancreatic cancer, in one way or another, are digging deep to find hope and possibilities. The strength of this board is in its crowdsourcing. We share what we learn with each other, and we individually take that info and proceed from there. If you have information from MassGeneral Brigham that could be useful to all of us, please do share. The things you mention offer a new avenue for me to explore, so I would really appreciate knowing more about the treatments, the drugs, which patients might qualify, etc. Thanks in advance for anything you can provide!
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They might be able to apply chemo directly to your liver with a pump:
https://www.ohsu.edu/knight-cancer-institute/hepatic-arterial-infusion-hai#:~:text=In%20HAI%2C%20doctors%20place%20a,which%20means%20fewer%20side%20effects.
They might also be able to apply radiation directly with a patch like the Civa Sheet:
https://civatechoncology.com/civasheet/
Please share if your PA or oncologists can provide any insights on these!
I had heard ablation technique for liver lesions or tumors
I did a super-speedy Google search and found this:
https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/pancreatic-cancer/treating/ablative-techniques.html#:~:text=Radiofrequency%20ablation%20(RFA)%20uses%20high,and%20destroys%20the%20cancer%20cells.
There are ablation techniques, but the article says these are rarely used in pancreatic cancer (I don't know why) and uses only the term tumor, not lesion. That makes me think that these techniques are most appropriate for a tumor that's self-contained and hasn't spread, which, to me, wouldn't include lesions. But again, I'm not a medical professional. You might ask your PA friend if this is what they're referring to. Perhaps someone on the board who's had this done or who's considered this will chime in with better info than I can provide.