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ONIVYDE irinotecan liposome
Has anyone here been treated with Onivyde? After 10 treatments with gemcitibine/abraxane/cisplaten and 8 treatments with gemcitibine/abraxane, my wife's CA19-9 is still climbing and a...
Clinical trial for AOH1966 targeting "all" solid tumors
"City of Hope scientists develop targeted chemotherapy able to kill all solid tumors in preclinical research" It's only early in a phase-1 trial at two...
Pancreatic cancer: How do I decide which hospital is best?
I tried to post but don’t know if it went through. My husband just diagnosed w pancreatic cancer. 59 yrs old. Med oncology Dr in...
Has anyone had Folfirinox stop working and had to start a new chemo dr
I have stage IV pancreatic cancer. I had a cyst which turned out to be cancerous. Long story short, I had 20 sessions of Folfirinox...
Met my new oncologist yesterday
I've posted twice about my frustrations with my first oncologist. I asked for a referral to another MD, and yesterday (Fri 7/14) we met for...
Promising news on targeting KRAS G12D mutations
[Edit: As noted in another thread, the Guardant 360 blood test never identified a KRAS G12D mutation in my sample, but a Tempus tissue test...
Anyone had CAR-T therapy for solid tumors? (pancreatic cancer)
Hello! I am a probable candidate for a clinical trial of CAR-T cell therapy for pancreatic cancer. Is there anyone who has experience with this...
Searching for Suburban Cancer Clinics
I am looking for suburban cancer clinics that are situated where patients in rural areas and under-served communities would have access. An additional plus would...
Any experiences with Nivolumab and/or Ipilimumab treatment?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/any-experiences-with-nivolumab-andor-ipilimumab-treatment/
Hi everyone, my Mom is supposed to start a clinical trial next week that involves the use of two immunotherapy drugs- Nivolumab and Ipilimumab. Does...
Question about CT scan
Hello everyone, my Mom has a very rare form of pancreatic cancer and is currently on a clinical trial targeting the genetic fusion driving her...
Change of Chemo
Question...brother has been on folfirinox for about 9.5 months. Recently...although no new spots...a couple of spots have grown a tiny bit. We are contemplating doing...
treatment for liver mets
recap: my wife had aborted Whipple 7/22/24 due to SMV involvement. We decided on SMART radiation therapy for 9/6/24, but this had to be cancelled...
Protein Powders, Calorie Boosters, Appetite Stimulation?
Hi, all. Looking for recommendations on protein powders, calorie boosters, appetite stimulators. My father has metastatic disease and has been off of therapy for 2...
Help with low albumin numbers
Hello everyone, my Mom has advanced pancreatic cancer and is currently on an immunotherapy/vaccine clinical trial. Her latest blood results last week showed very low...
Successful treatment of recurrence?
I had successful treatment in 2021, completing in 2022. Whipple, adjuvant Folfirinox 6 1/2 months, brief SBRT for undetermined hazy mass in pancreatic bed. I...
Advice needed about my Mom
Hello everyone, my Mom was diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer (arising from an Intraductual Oncocytic Papillary Neoplasm) in July 2020. She had...
New diagnosis: locally advanced pancreatic cancer
I'm new to the Mayo board, but not a Mayo patient and not in MN. This week I received a new diagnosis of locally advanced...
PARP inhibitors and Maintenance Drugs
I have stage 4 pancreatic cancer and have just completed my 11th round of chemo. I have a BRCA2 gene mutation. So far, the chemo...
Tumour on pancreas 6cm, tumour markers 120,000: Need advice
My husband had a mass on pancreas 1-1/2 yrs ago but we were told to leave it and monitor by mri. 9 months after last...
Questions about maintenance chemotherapy
After 6 rounds of chemo and my gallbladder surgery, my pancan stats are looking good--so of course, now I have more questions! As a reminder,...