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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...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Dec 5, 2024
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...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Jan 26, 2025
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....
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Dec 1, 2024
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)...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Dec 28, 2023
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...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Mar 24, 2024
Question regarding “dead” tumor
I’ve read several posts mentioning dead tumors and was wondering how do you know it’s dead and what treatment did you receive. My husband was...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Nov 8, 2023
Anyone participate in RMC9805 and RMC6236 clinical trials?
My mom is fighting pancreatic cancer. She had 12 rounds of FOLFIRINOX, followed by 15 fractions of chemoradiation in a hope to have a Whipple...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: May 7, 2025
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...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Jul 11, 2023
Contrast and MRI: Did you have a reaction? How was it handled?
Months ago I had a MRI with contrast and had a terrible reaction. Yesterday, July 13, 2023, I refused the CT scan with contrast. Consequently,...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Sep 24, 2023
Pancreatic cancer for 6 years: Afraid of running out of chemo options
My husband has had pancreatic cancer for 6years. He has had theee different sets of chemo. He had a tumor come back on his back...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Dec 30, 2025
Anyone have experience with mRNA trials for pancreatic cancer?
Hi! I was diagnosed December 2023, had modified Whipple February 2024 with clear margins, completed 12 rounds of Folfirinox in September. CA19-9 and CT scans...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Oct 26, 2024
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...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Oct 27, 2025
Is there an early way to detect blood clots?
I’m stage 4 PC patient who recently completed MRIdean (mapped) radiation to a small lesion in my liver, my CA19-9 tumor marker is now within...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Nov 11, 2024
Is a 2-week break between adjuvant radiotherapy & chemo okay?
My relative has been diagnosed with stage 2b and has undergone whipple on July with 3/15 nodes positive and one area with close margin. Adjuvant...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Aug 20, 2024
Dilation on pancreas- what should have been done?
Hi! My mom had a dilation on her pancreas. She had been complaining about pain in that area for a while. It was discovered while...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Sep 28, 2023
How can I find out which type of cyst I have?
Hello everyone, thank you for accepting me. On 6th December 2021, I had an ultrasound, and the doctor found a cyst at the body of...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Nov 24, 2023
What's next after folfirinox?
My husband is on #11 (next Monday) of 12 cycles of folfirinox. Dr has said he is throwing the whole kitchen sink at him with...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: May 6, 2024
End game. What to expect?
I'm a 75 year old guy 15 months into my fight with pancreatic cancer. When I asked my Mayo Clinic oncologist what was my prognosis...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Aug 17, 2024
Which questions should I ask my surgeon? (I think Whipple is likely.)
Hello and thanks. I had my 8th (of 8) Folfirinox infusions last week and will soon meet with my surgeon. I have no idea what...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Aug 30, 2023
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma: Late recurrence in ovary
Hi all,I’ve lurked on this board off and on for years but this is my first post. My mom (68, in excellent health) had a...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Jan 3, 2025