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@ayeo , I was diagnosed 3.5 years ago with resectable PDAC at age 58. I did...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1218572/
I'm not a doctor or medical person, but really wish in hindsight that we had known...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1206803/
@asugent , Those CA19-9 numbers are encouragingly low. I think that may put her cancer at...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1205621/
@amy, How many Signatera tests has she had done, and what is the range of her...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1203364/
When I was diagnosed in July 2023 my CA19-9 was 9700. I did 3 months of...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1203105/
That’s the confusing part as markers even decrease by 50%. I was always told that CA19-9...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1198177/
@bzabeli , I think breaks are fairly common, but longer and/or more common for patients who...
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I was on Folfirinox w/ so-so response before Whipple in 2022. After recurrence, I started Gemcitabine...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1194941/
@carneydh , Note: I have ZERO medical training. 35 is near the ULN (Upper Limit of...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1192457/
Hi @colleenyoung, This neoadjuvant approach by Mayo was reasonable, made sense and felt right to us....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1190452/
FWIW, my CA19-9 was 126 last week. My last Signatera result (5 weeks ago) finally came...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1187958/
@mrajat , I forgot to throw in a few extra thoughts and details: 1) I had...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1183972/
So much good insight here! Every single case is different and approaches are closely tied to...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1183041/
I'm not a doctor, but I'm voting on surgery first at MSKCC as long as you...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1182392/
Agreed. I'm investigating where I could get this. For now I'm doing Gemcitabene/Abraxane and it seems...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1175311/
I am in the same situation as you are to a tee! 5FU did not shrink...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1166127/
CA19-9 is a non-specific marker. It is not exclusive to the PDAC form of pancreatic cancer....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1150704/
Hi Henry, This is a good network to connect to. I learn something every day from...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1143973/
If a couple doctors had gotten obsessed with my CA19-9 values, I might be cancer-free now...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1142191/
My 4th cycle was delayed due to low platelets. My oncologist reduced the concentration of my...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1139290/
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