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Oxaliplatin & Nab-paclitaxel Neuropathy - Longer Infusion Time?
My dad was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in late January 2023 with encasement of PV/SMV and abutment/180degree encasement of SMA (he was deemed to be...
N.E.D. And other things that go bump in the night
Just wondering .. for those with the NED status … what kind of CA19-9 numbers are you showing?
Bone (Skeletal) Metastases
At the end of January my mother was diagnosed with ductal adenocarcinoma in the head of the pancreas measuring no more than 3 cm. All...
12 months free of disease with clear CT scans: What is next?
My husband has been clear of disease for 12 months with clear CT scans. The cancer disappeared after 12 sessions of chemo which the oncologist...
Anyone experiencing malabsorption?
While my CA19 numbers are trending down, I have had malabsorption for almost a month. Not sure if chemo related, or disease progression. Stage 4...
Nausea when eating during Folfirinox Adjuvant Chemotherapy
Hi guys, My relative has been suffering from nausea right during eating , and he is taking a three week break during the 6th Folfirinox...
What's next?
Folfirinox showed resistance after about 9 or 10 months. Now gem/abrax may be going the same route as CA19-9 numbers have gone from 300 to...
Treatment for lymph nodes?
My husband's latest CT scan showed no progression of disease, except "Enlarging centrally necrotic appearing retroperitoneal lymph nodes". His CA19-9 numbers had gone up after...
Has anyone take erlotinib (Tarceva) for Pancreatic Cancer?
Hi, did anyone had Tarceva as a targeted therapy for PanCan? I have unoperable adenocarcinoma st IV, went through 8 or 9 rounds of Folfrinox...
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...
Update on my father's issue
From looking at the reports that I was finally given access to, my father (62) now officially 1 year post whipple, the 'spot' they were...
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...
Histotripsy: My experience
"Histotripsy uses a transducer, which converts energy into sound, to deliver pulsing ultrasound waves to a malignant mass at a precise location. When those waves...
Recurrence at SMA Lymph node
Hi all, My father is currently suffering from recurrent pancreatic cancer (moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma). He is diagnosed and underwent Whipple surgery in July 2023 which...
Signatera CT DNA Test: What numbers have you seen on your tests?
We do this test periodically (I was diagnosed 11/2021).What type of numbers have you seen return on your tests? I don’t know if the scale...
Does order of chemo drugs matter?
Just curious. My husband started on gemcitabine and Abraxane last month. Three weeks on, one off. He had been on folfirinox for the past year...
Has anyone had lung metastases?
My CT scan report notes two modules in my right lobe “suspicious for….” A small one had been seen in the past and then disappeared....
More Tests Required?
For the last 4 weeks I have been suffering from a lot of symptoms associated with pancreatic cancer ( except for the jaundice & itching)...
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...
What to expect from Gemcitibine chemo/radiation?
I was diagnosed with stage III pancreatic cancer in Jan 2021. Whipple surgery was performed the following month, followed by 12 treatments of Folfirinox. All...