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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, 2024

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, 2024

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, 2024

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, 2024

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, 2024

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, 2024

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, 2024

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, 2024

@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, 2024

@gamaryanne I think that would be a state-based limitation, probably on the patient end (state in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1075250/

Discussion: Video Visit with Oncology Doctor

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: May 26, 2024

Hello @tbraibish and welcome to the NETs support group on Mayo Connect. You have certainly offered...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1073344/

Discussion: Weight Loss after Whipple: What strategies helped you?

Support Group: Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs)

Posted: May 23, 2024

I'm not the OP, but thank you for your explanation! I have a question: What was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1038214/

Discussion: Is anyone participating in a clinical trial for pancreatic cancer?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Mar 22, 2024

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, 2024

I’m sorry to hear that your husband is experiencing those issues. I was diagnosed with pancreatic...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1030947/

Discussion: Expert help with proper dosing of Zenpep enzymes after Whipple

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Mar 10, 2024

GAC. If it doesn’t work effectively, then I’m hoping for a clinical trial. My drs tell...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1019688/

Discussion: Anyone have experience with liver lesions from pancreatic cancer?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Feb 21, 2024

You can never even guess as to anyones outcome with this horrible cancer.Everyone is so different.Some...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/990124/

Discussion: Anyone know a timeframe without treatment from personal experience?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jan 2, 2024

I'm not an MD, and I'm repeating second-hand info from my MD, and I've never taken...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/973802/

Discussion: PARP inhibitors and Maintenance Drugs

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Dec 2, 2023

borderline resectable because the tumor too closed to the SMA. No spread noted. That is the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/952286/

Discussion: Side effects after completing Chemotherapy

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Oct 22, 2023

Thanks for posting the NY Times story. Having survived stage IV pancreatic cancer, I began mentoring...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/947841/

Discussion: Today's NY Times friendship/love story.... and pancreatic cancer

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Oct 15, 2023

I think Folfirinox has been prioritized as the first-line go-to chemo for patients with better overall...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/938236/

Discussion: Cancer drug cost in Ontario, Canada

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Sep 28, 2023