Tests at Dx
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Tests at Dx
Hi, some good advice from past posts on here. The chemo sensitivity testing on your live cancer cells is a promising "insurance policy" especially if you can have it done up front during the biopsy or surgery stage before chemo/rad. In my case I didn't know about it until half way through neo-adjuvant chemo/rad but took a shot at it anyway as part of surgery for upcoming adjuvant chemo. Because radiation did its job up to 75%+, there was not enough live cancer cells to test for me. But, it was worth a shot anyway just to see.
8/19 RC CEA 82.6 T3N0M0
5FU/rad 6 wk
IVC 75g 1 1/2 wks before surgery. Continue 2x a week
Surg 1/20 -margins T4bN1a IIIC G2 MSI- 1/20 LN+ LVI+ PNI-
pre cea 24 post 5.9
FOLFOX
7 rds 6-10 CEA 11.4 No more
CEA
7/20 11.1 8.8
8/20 7.8
9/20 8.8, 9, 8.6
10/20 8.1
11/20 8s
12/20 8s-9s
ADAPT++++ chrono
CEA
10/23/22 26.x
12/23/22 22.x
2023
1/5 17.1
1/20 15.9
3/30 14.9
6/12 13.3
8/1 2.1
Nodule RML SUV 1.3 5mm
Rolles 3 of 4 lung nodules cancer
KRAS
Chem-sens test failed Not enough ca cells to test
5FU/rad 6 wk
IVC 75g 1 1/2 wks before surgery. Continue 2x a week
Surg 1/20 -margins T4bN1a IIIC G2 MSI- 1/20 LN+ LVI+ PNI-
pre cea 24 post 5.9
FOLFOX
7 rds 6-10 CEA 11.4 No more
CEA
7/20 11.1 8.8
8/20 7.8
9/20 8.8, 9, 8.6
10/20 8.1
11/20 8s
12/20 8s-9s
ADAPT++++ chrono
CEA
10/23/22 26.x
12/23/22 22.x
2023
1/5 17.1
1/20 15.9
3/30 14.9
6/12 13.3
8/1 2.1
Nodule RML SUV 1.3 5mm
Rolles 3 of 4 lung nodules cancer
KRAS
Chem-sens test failed Not enough ca cells to test
Re: Tests at Dx
I think this falls into my mindset of
"you miss more for not looking than not knowing"
I agree :
get as much info as you can up front, tests, referrals, follow ups etc.
there is WAY more available now than when I was at Dx and early Tx phase
I had pCR from chemorad so NO tissue to check at resection. All we had to go on was the initial biopsy.
At this point in time, if doing it all again ( NO thanks anyway !!!
)
I would absolutely bank samples and have tests done.
Thanks for sharing here
Cheers
CRguy
"you miss more for not looking than not knowing"
I agree :
get as much info as you can up front, tests, referrals, follow ups etc.
there is WAY more available now than when I was at Dx and early Tx phase
I had pCR from chemorad so NO tissue to check at resection. All we had to go on was the initial biopsy.
At this point in time, if doing it all again ( NO thanks anyway !!!
)I would absolutely bank samples and have tests done.
Thanks for sharing here
Cheers
CRguy
Caregiver x 4
Stage IV A rectal cancer/lung met
17 Year survivor
my life is an ongoing totally randomized UNcontrolled experiment with N=1 !
Review of my Journey so far
Stage IV A rectal cancer/lung met
17 Year survivor
my life is an ongoing totally randomized UNcontrolled experiment with N=1 !
Review of my Journey so far
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