kandj wrote:DH had chemo before and after his liver resection. 6 months of adjuvent after the liver resection. He then had more chemo when he had a recurrence. He had radiation done, and then more chemo. And now he had a lung met removed. Chemo before and after that surgery too. Honestly, if I were you I would get a second opinion from a major cancer center like MDA or MSKCC or whatever is closest to you.
Tdubz wrote:kandj wrote:DH had chemo before and after his liver resection. 6 months of adjuvent after the liver resection. He then had more chemo when he had a recurrence. He had radiation done, and then more chemo. And now he had a lung met removed. Chemo before and after that surgery too. Honestly, if I were you I would get a second opinion from a major cancer center like MDA or MSKCC or whatever is closest to you.
Thanks kandj, this is at MDA. That’s why I’m wondering if this is normal or not.
Tdubz wrote:What kind of treatments did you have being stage 4 after all cancer had been surgically removed?
CRguy wrote:There are also so many other options regarding tumor biology, immunotherapies, personalized oncogenomics etc. available NOW
perhaps they have found full on classical chemo is not warranted in some cases.
Have that discussion with your docs and push HARD for some meaningful answers or consider another opinion.
Tdubz wrote:I was previously stage 3 and after surgery did 11 rounds of folfox. I was NED for 2 yrs and then a met showed up on my liver. I had surgery to remove the met last week. My oncologist said I would not have to do chemo. Is that normal? I was offered a clinical trial, but that depends on if I have CTDNA (circulating tumor dna) or not. I have a blood test scheduled but if the results come back negative, then they are just going to monitor me. I’m somewhat relieved that I don’t have to do chemo, but I’m also a bit worried at the same time. What kind of treatments did you have being stage 4 after all cancer had been surgically removed?
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