Peter, I think your onc may want you to have a port because it will make the irinotecan infusion easier. Apparently irinotecan and oxaliplatin are really hard on the veins. That being said, I had a difficult time with the port the second time around, it stopped having blood return, and after a year ...

Tom,

Good to see you again, although sorry to hear of the roller coaster. There have been so many new immuno combos that have come out in the past year, I am sure there is another non-chemo option out there. Check DK37's curated clinical trials list, also on Maia's signature.

So wonderful!! Congrats, Diane! You continue to inspire so many people!

You have had more than your share of bad luck. It is so unfair! Now it sounds like you have a plan, one that is doable and with less side effects than Folfox or Folfiri. Hang in there and keep up the fight. We are here whenever you need to talk.

MDK: Hang in there. It is great that you have had shrinkage with xeloda/avastin, as this is considered maintenance chemo. I've read your posts. I've been Stage 4 for 2 years and pretty much do everything normally although admittedly I have those moments of despair. Heck, who am I kidding? Sieges of ...

Hello guys, I don't post very much even though I read almost daily. I am writing to give others who are inoperable some hope. When my recurrence was found in March 2015 there were lesions in the liver, pelvis and peritoneum in addition to the colon tumor found at colonoscopy. I went on Folfiri which...

Don't leave!!

Excellent interview, Tom! You ROCK! You are truly a guardian angel for us--THANKS!

I am hoping your chemo combo with maraviroc has good results.

Such wonderful news! I sent you a PM.

My thoughts exactly Plastikos! And also about the immuno vaccine available for stages I-III...

Since you are Lynch positive you are a great candidate for immunotherapy, so I am with everybody else pulling for you for that 60% on Opdivo!! BTW since you are in Charlotte have you consulted with the Carolina BioOnlcology Institute in Huntersville? http://carolinabiooncology.org/ They run many imm...

Hey, I saw it by accident, at my mother's place, talking to her in the kitchen where she had a tv with the news on and I saw Tom...I said "I know him!!" And we watched it. I had not been online in a couple of days so did not know when it was supposed to air. So glad I saw it, awesome piece!!

Tom: Thank you for all you have done and continue to do at the forefront of CRC scientific research, your extraordinary communication and translation of scientific jargon and terminology, and your sharing your journey with all of us! And a very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy New Year to you ...

THx for the update, MsOgden! Are you on the Checkmate 142 trial?