Pump people recurrence question

Please feel free to read, share your thoughts, your stories and connect with others!
mpbser
Posts: 953
Joined: Wed Apr 19, 2017 11:52 am

Re: Pump people recurrence question

Postby mpbser » Tue Feb 12, 2019 5:19 pm

I tried to get one of the chemopomp pumps for my husband. I heard back from the Erasmus MC Cancer Institute. They say:

"The unfortunate circumstance is that our pump, manufactured by Tricumed GmBh in Kiel (Germany) has no FDA approval.
As far as I know this doesn't allow US centers to implant this pump."
Wife 4/17 Dx age 45
5/17 LAR
Adenocarcinoma
low grade
1st primary T3 N2b M1a
Stage IVA
8/17 Sub-total colectomy
2nd primary 5.5 cm T1 N0
9 of 96 nodes
CEA: < 2.9
MSS
Lynch no; KRAS wild
Immunohistochemsistry Normal
Fall 2017 FOLFOX shrank the 1 met in liver
1/18 Liver left hepatectomy seg 4
5/18 CT clear
12/18 MRI 1 liver met
3/7/19 Resection & HAI
4/1/19 Folfiri & FUDR
5/13/19 HAI pump catheter dislodge, nearly bled to death
6-7 '19 5FU 4 cycles
NED

User avatar
LPL
Posts: 651
Joined: Fri Apr 22, 2016 12:49 am
Location: Europe

Re: Pump people recurrence question

Postby LPL » Tue Feb 12, 2019 5:45 pm

mpbser wrote:I tried to get one of the chemopomp pumps for my husband. I heard back from the Erasmus MC Cancer Institute. They say:

"The unfortunate circumstance is that our pump, manufactured by Tricumed GmBh in Kiel (Germany) has no FDA approval.
As far as I know this doesn't allow US centers to implant this pump."

:cry: Sigh. I wonder how we survive in Europe..
DH @ 65 DX 4/11/16 CC recto-sigmoid junction
Adenocarcenoma 35x15x9mm G3(biopsi) G1(surgical)
Mets 3 Liver resectable
T4aN1bM1a IVa 2/9 LN
MSS, KRAS-mut G13D
CEA & CA19-9: 5/18 2.5 78 8/17 1.4 48 2/14/17 1.8 29
4 Folfox 6/15-7/30 (b4 liver surgery) 8 after
CT: 8/8 no change 3/27/17 NED->Jan-19 mets to lung NED again Oct-19 :)
:!: Steroid induced hyperglycemia dx after 3chemo
Surgeries 2016: 3/18 Emergency colostomy
5/23 Primary+gallbl+stoma reversal+port 9/1 Liver mets
RFA 2019: Feb & Oct lung mets

mpbser
Posts: 953
Joined: Wed Apr 19, 2017 11:52 am

Re: Pump people recurrence question

Postby mpbser » Tue Feb 12, 2019 6:02 pm

Well, looks like you are able to get the chemopomp in Europe, though. At least for now in these trials that they are doing.
Wife 4/17 Dx age 45
5/17 LAR
Adenocarcinoma
low grade
1st primary T3 N2b M1a
Stage IVA
8/17 Sub-total colectomy
2nd primary 5.5 cm T1 N0
9 of 96 nodes
CEA: < 2.9
MSS
Lynch no; KRAS wild
Immunohistochemsistry Normal
Fall 2017 FOLFOX shrank the 1 met in liver
1/18 Liver left hepatectomy seg 4
5/18 CT clear
12/18 MRI 1 liver met
3/7/19 Resection & HAI
4/1/19 Folfiri & FUDR
5/13/19 HAI pump catheter dislodge, nearly bled to death
6-7 '19 5FU 4 cycles
NED


Return to “Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum”



Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 191 guests