Hi all,
Some background
We just went to our oncologist after pet ct scan yesterday after an year from initial diagnosis. Based on previous pet ct done in June 20 that only said bibasilar atelectasis, the current pet ct report says there are 2 4mm nodules in right lung, non specific but mentioned as interval growth.
However I went to the radiologist and showed him the first ct done during diagnosis which he didn't have access to and then he compared that to the latest pet and said the 4mm right lung nodules look stable since the first ct. Everything else on the report was as expected.
Also latest cea is 2.33
My mother had a surgery in July 20 and it was a full path response. We have also completed 4x XelOx or capeox last November 20 and it's been two months since. I asked the onc today if it would add any benefits to do just the Xeloda monotherpay for 3 months (our onc had initially said that we ll do a 6 months chemo but due to full path response had changed that to 3 months one).. He said it would be more beneficial to do it without break as in 6 months straight even if doing only xeloda for last 3 months and that he would prescribe it now if we want to do it. The reason for me to ask this is after the pet ct report scare.
I'm just in a dilemma if we should do this of course bearing some of xeloda sides or just skip and goto next surveillance scan. Also I am worried, totally like a novice, if doing after break wouldn't cause any adverse stuff like wakeup any dormant cells? Not sure if it can work like that but just some thoughts. But just thinking if it would help then why skip it. Since most people on here do 8 cycles of capeox.
Any inputs appreciated.