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Yes,I am interested. My husband has liver lesions and I would like to get him on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1097799/

Discussion: Clinical Trials: they are not designed only to be a “last resort”

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jul 2 7:53am

You're correct that BRCA1 and 2 are not mismatch repair genes. As far as I know,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1083936/

Discussion: Any clinical trial with Keytruda (pembrolumizab) for pancreatic cancer

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jun 9 9:28pm

Be aware that ATM mutations are being treated in trials by drugs called ATR-inhibitors (not ATM...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1101316/

Discussion: What exactly is NED (no evidence of disease)?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jul 7 10:46pm

That’s encouraging that surgery was done. My husband had a mass on pancreas 1-1/2 yrs ago...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1084229/

Discussion: Anyone start with pancreatic cysts that were thought to be malignant?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jun 10 10:17am

Steveron, that’s going to be a personal choice by you relative to yes or no on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1084847/

Discussion: Can radiation be given between finishing chemo and having Whipple?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jun 11 10:04am

Gamaryanne, do you have any updates on the clinical trial you are in? Do they do...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1126236/

Discussion: Is a 2-week break between adjuvant radiotherapy & chemo okay?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Aug 18 2:54pm

My story is a little different but worth telling here. I had a Whipple procedure in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/813924/

Discussion: Pancreatic Cancer Recurrence after Whipple

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Feb 19, 2023

The company that is proposing the trial is trying to focus on community-based smaller clinics for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1115697/

Discussion: Searching for Suburban Cancer Clinics

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Aug 1 7:33am

Hi gamaryanne- how is your clinical trial going? What is the name of it? I’m considering...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1115004/

Discussion: Options for unresectable tumor with SMV involvement

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jul 31 7:11am

To answer your question, I was diagnosed at stage 2B and had a whipple and six...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/851934/

Discussion: GemAbraxane Side Effects

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Apr 30, 2023

Sitting in the chemo chair getting GAC #30 as I type. Just got my CA19-9 result...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1037817/

Discussion: CA 19-9, sensitivity and responsiveness to treatment

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Mar 21 1:34pm

@mommacandy , It's great that he's willing to talk with a chaplain. There's a valuable reality...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1076037/

Discussion: Apparently my friend's cancer has spread: How can I help him?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: May 28 1:08am