Checking in to say Hello. Stage IV still NED

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Mattie
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Checking in to say Hello. Stage IV still NED

Postby Mattie » Sun Jan 06, 2019 4:41 pm

Hi all,

Happy new year. I don't post often, but happy to say I'll be starting year #10 NED. Still doing avastin only (since I dropped xeloda 9/17).

I hope everyone has a great year and praying for new breakthroughs for us all this year.
4/10 debulk surgery, DX stage IVb, 49yo
5/10-11/11 Folfox, then Xeloda/Avastin
4/13 Resect liver met + pelvic node, 20+ Rad treatments
7/14 SBRT 15 mm Liver & node
12/14 SBRT 8 mm Liver met
3/16 4-5 pelvic nodes, Xeloda/Avastin again
12/16 NED, maintaining Xeloda/Avastin
8/17 NED Dropping Xeloda. Avastin only.
3/21 NED Avastin only
10/21 Pausing Avastin Proteinuria/BP complications
12/21 Resect 4.4 x 3.6 cm lower abdominal met

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Re: Checking in to say Hello. Stage IV still NED

Postby stu » Sun Jan 06, 2019 4:55 pm

How lovely to hear from you . My mum is ten years this year too . It is fantastic and s great big push to the stage 4 stats .
We are holding out for a big breakthrough this year too .
Take care and stay well ,
Court
supporter to my mum who lives a great life despite a difficult diagnosis
stage4 2009 significant spread to liver
2010 colon /liver resection
chemo following recurrence
73% of liver removed
enjoying life treatment free
2016 lung resection
Oct 2017 nice clear scan . Two lung nodules disappeared
Oct 2018. Another clear scan .

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Re: Checking in to say Hello. Stage IV still NED

Postby plastikos » Sun Jan 06, 2019 6:56 pm

Amazing. Thanks for sharing your story.
St. IV Colon CA @ 37, male, Kras wild, MSI-high (2014)
11/2014 Right Hemicolectomy + Liver Resection
12/2014 - 6/2015 FOLFOX + Cetuximab
10/2015 - Recurrence liver
Liver resection 10/2015
FOLFIRI 11/2015 - 5/2016
Recurrence liver, nodes 11/2016
Pembrolizumab started 12/2016 -> pseudoprogression(?) -> biliary obstruction -> biliary stenting
Chemo 4x: most mets inactive and smaller on PET-CT
March 2017 - Back on Pembrolizumab again
Sept 2017 - SIRT - > NED
2019 NED

Punky44
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Re: Checking in to say Hello. Stage IV still NED

Postby Punky44 » Sun Jan 06, 2019 8:55 pm

That’s awesome! Congrats!
Caregiver to my amazing mom (68 at dx)
10/1/18 DX with rectal cancer; CEA 17
T3N2M0
Total neoadjuvant therapy:
8 rounds Folfox 11/5/18 - 2/11/19
Short course radiation 3/14/19 - 3/20/19
Robotically assisted laparoscopic LAR 3/21/19
Pathology report says yT2N0M0 with 0/38 nodes
6/28/19 Reversal and port out
CEA 2.1; 1.9; 2.6; 2.8; 2.3; 2.4; 3.0; 3.4; 3.1; 3.4; 3.0; 3.1; 2.6
Latest update: 8/21/23 Clear CT with CEA 2.6!

Me: 34, first colonoscopy 11/16/18—normal! Come back in 5 years.

SGNYC
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Re: Checking in to say Hello. Stage IV still NED

Postby SGNYC » Sun Jan 06, 2019 11:42 pm

Thank you for sharing this - it gives up so much optimism and we can share in your joy! Best!
Wife to DH, 44
DX July 18 - RC at Rectosigmoid
Adenocarcinoma, Mod diff
T3N1M1
Stage IV (but MSK said not a true Stage IV at Dx)
Pos nodes: 1/18
1 Liver Met and 1 Lung Met - liver Met dead tissue at surgery, hence MSK M1 status
Baseline CEA value of 25, now 3.4
LAR (Robotic)/Liver resect(dead tissue), VATS lung - clear margins
Temp Ileo- Reversal Feb 19
Folfox - 5 Rounds Neoadj, 3 rounds Adj, then discontinued Oxali and 4 rounds just 5FU
NED and Reversal Feb 2019 - clear contrast CT, clear contrast MRI

DarknessEmbraced
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Re: Checking in to say Hello. Stage IV still NED

Postby DarknessEmbraced » Sat Jan 12, 2019 1:50 pm

Congratulations! That's wonderful news! :D
Diagnosed 10/28/14, age 36
Colon Resection 11/20/14, LAR (no illeo)
Stage 2a colon cancer, T3NOMO
Lymph-vascular invasion undetermined
0/22 lymph nodes
No chemo, no radiation
Clear Colonoscopy 04/29/15
NED 10/20/15
Ischemic Colitis 01/21/16
NED 11/10/16
CT Scan moved up due to high CEA 08/21/17
NED 09/25/17
NED 12/21/18
Clear colonoscopy 09/23/19
Clear 5 year scans 11/21/19- Considered cured! :)

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Re: Checking in to say Hello. Stage IV still NED

Postby hopeful1 » Mon Jan 14, 2019 6:39 am

Thanks for posting. Love the encouragement.
Husband diagnosed with stage III a 2013.
Bowel resection and Folfox 2013/14. CEA less than 3.
Rev ileostomy 2014.
6 monthly CT's NED 3 monthly CEA's slow increase to 5's.
PET scan NED for bowel cancer. Early stage thyroid cancer.
Thyroidectomy 2015. CEA's still in 5's. NED on CT.
2017 small liver mass. CEA 35.Liver res'n + Folfox CEA less than 3.
November 2018 CEA 18. PET scan: +ve lymph node near liver. Node resection
2019 Jan CEA 9 PET NAD, April CEA 15 - PET NAD, July CEA 21 awaiting PET

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Re: Checking in to say Hello. Stage IV still NED

Postby lakeswim » Mon Jan 14, 2019 11:54 am

Thank you for posting. Such good news. Much love and hope to you for many more.
Female - RC dgns @ 49 y
Adenocarcinoma
10-11 cm from anal verge ("large")
Stage 3a - T4N0M0
FOLFOX May -Sept 18
Capecetabine + Radiation - 28 sessions - Oct - Nov 18
Jan 19 - MRI & flex sig show tumor gone, Chest/ab CT no change
Feb 19 - MRI & flex sig show tumor gone
W&W (must travel)
.....W&W surveillance 2019,2020,2021,2022,2023....
Jan 24 - approaching 5 years this Spring with W&W surveillance to end.
*grateful*

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Re: Checking in to say Hello. Stage IV still NED

Postby DBF » Wed Jan 16, 2019 8:12 pm

Yay! Congrats on the great news. That’s awesome.
6/13 Dx @ 29 Wks pregnant, 42 yo
Adenocarcinoma, mucinous
7/13 C-sec/col resec/part. hysterectomy
8/13 Pulm embolism
8/13 Spread to liver
9/13 Liver resection
FOLFOX
CEA UP
ADAPT: Xeloda/Celebrex
2/14 oopherectomy
10/15 obstruction surg
10/17 Scar tissue removal/vsg surg
2019: NED :)
2021: NED :D
2022: NED :)
Mom to 3 boys: 24, 13 & 9


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