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Post Whipple Treatment for Stage 1A adenocarcinoma
On June 24th. I had my Whipple procedure to resect a cyst on the head of my pancreas. The surgery went very well with no cancerous cells found on the lymph nodes or any other organs.
The cyst biopsy did find adenocarcinoma "in situ" with a B-RAF mutation. Subsequent liquid biopsies (two of them) by Tempus came back negative. I am currently waiting for the results from Signatera CtDNA analysis that looks for micro metastasis that may be circulating in my blood stream.
Question: If the two Tempus and the Signatera test results are negative, does this warrant further treatment with MEK inhibitors such as Trametinib and Dabrafenib. If yes, for how long? Thank you for your feedback!
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Yes, all diagnoses should have genetic and tumor testing immediately. I do believe all centers of excellence so this. I am shocked to hear there are still oncologists not prescribing this initial course of action!
It is so encouraging to hear your husband has done so well with the new PC treatment! I am also quite amazed that there are now drugs that can turn off the gene that is causing a specific cancer mutation. Give me hope that a cure for cancer may be closer than we think. Thank you so much for sharing your journey! Many prayers to you and your husband's health.