Multiple tiny mets on lungs—-need knowledge.

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Butt
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Multiple tiny mets on lungs—-need knowledge.

Postby Butt » Wed May 29, 2019 5:15 pm

I have dozens on tiny mets several mm. All over my lungs. SERB and Vats not an option because of their number. I am on chemo. It appears after 8 sessions 4 slightly increased in size and the rest are there, so chemo is not erasing them.I am MSS. I hate chemo for life prognosis. I sent DR. Drewes In Coswig Germany but he said he wouldn’t take me because he would afraid to miss some tiny ones.Any doctors, hospitals who work with such situation besides chemo for life until it stops working? Butt.

claudine
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Re: Multiple tiny mets on lungs—-need knowledge.

Postby claudine » Thu May 30, 2019 9:50 am

Hi Butt,
As you know from my post my husband also has multiple tiny lung nodules, although his appear to respond to chemo (so far).
Which regimen are you on? Maybe a different chemo would work better? He was on Xelox last year (as a "mop up" treatment) and it didn't work at all, whereas Folfiri + Avastin has been working so far.
"Chemo for life" - I keep hoping for some new development that will have this be only temporary. All the research targeting specific gene mutations is very exciting!
Hang in there XXX
Claudine
Wife of Dx 04/18 (51 yo). MSS, KRAS G12A, no primary

Tumors: L4 04/18; left adrenal gland & small lung nodules 03/19
rectum 02/22 (pT3 pN0 stage 2A); L3 09/22

Surgeries: intestinal resect. 05/18 (no cancer - Crohn's); adrenalectomy 02/20
L3-L4-L5 fusion and corpectomy 05/20; LAR 04/22; ileo reversal 09/22
L2-L3 fusion and corpectomy 09/22

Treatments: EBRT 04/18; SBRT 02/19; Failed adjuvant Xelox ; Folfiri/Avastin 03/19 - 01/20
adjuvant chemorad (Xeloda) 06/22; SBRT 11/22; Xeloda/Avastin since 01/24

Butt
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Re: Multiple tiny mets on lungs—-need knowledge.

Postby Butt » Fri Jun 07, 2019 11:47 pm

Folfiri plus Avastin. I am not aware of any other regiments. Xeloda is the same fu 5. I don t see anything promising cooking in a clinical trail kitchens that will be approved soon in relationship to this situation.

Butt
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Re: Multiple tiny mets on lungs—-need knowledge.

Postby Butt » Sun Jun 23, 2019 1:06 am

They now want to drop irinetecan.

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Re: Multiple tiny mets on lungs—-need knowledge.

Postby Butt » Thu Aug 22, 2019 10:54 pm

Anyone else who can chip in?

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Re: Multiple tiny mets on lungs—-need knowledge.

Postby Rock_Robster » Fri Aug 23, 2019 12:17 am

Hi Butt, do you know your tumour genomics (mutations)? And did you end up changing from the FOLFIRI+Bev?
41M Australia
2018 Dx RC
G2 EMVI LVI, 4 liver mets
pT3N1aM1a Stage IVa MSS NRAS G13R
CEA 14>2>32>16>19>30>140>70
11/18 FOLFOX
3/19 Liver resection
5/19 Pelvic IMRT
7/19 ULAR
8/19 Liver met
8/19 FOLFOX, FOLFOXIRI, FOLFIRI
12/19 Liver resection
NED 2 years
11/21 Liver met, PALN, lung nodules
3/22 PVE, lymphadenectomy, liver SBRT
10/22 PALN SBRT
11/22 Liver mets, peri nodule. Xeloda+Bev
4/23 XELIRI+Bev
9/23 ATRIUM trial
12/23 Modified FOLFIRI+Bev
3/24 VAXINIA (CF33 + hNIS) trial

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henry123
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Re: Multiple tiny mets on lungs—-need knowledge.

Postby henry123 » Wed Sep 11, 2019 3:28 am

You probably got it tested but what is your MSI status . if if you are a msi-high then you may be a candidate for immunotherapy.
I had innumerable growths on my liver and a few on lungs but nivolumab worked for me.
I am MSI High.
46yo M msi-high Lynch +ve
5/16 lap AR 14/21 L nodes +ve
T4N2M1
7/16 Capox 9 cyc
9/16 cea 2
1/17 550
PET CT mets in lung & peri
iri+ avast fail
3/17 10577
4/17 regro fail
5/17 cea 28800
5/17 CT inc in size of mes nodes ,onset of multi nodules in liver
6/17 Opdivo start
7/17 26754
8/17 5623
9/17 497
10/17 52
CT all clear exc a nodule in Lung. liver norm
1/18 3.6
Aspirin start
6/18 1.5 CT clear
12/18 1.1 NED
1/20 NED Opdivo stop
8/23 1.0 All ok

Amarie123
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Re: Multiple tiny mets on lungs—-need knowledge.

Postby Amarie123 » Wed Sep 11, 2019 10:09 am

Butt wrote:I have dozens on tiny mets several mm. All over my lungs. SERB and Vats not an option because of their number. I am on chemo. It appears after 8 sessions 4 slightly increased in size and the rest are there, so chemo is not erasing them.I am MSS. I hate chemo for life prognosis. I sent DR. Drewes In Coswig Germany but he said he wouldn’t take me because he would afraid to miss some tiny ones.Any doctors, hospitals who work with such situation besides chemo for life until it stops working? Butt.


I have 4 small lung mets (in addition to liver) that did not respond to oxaliplatin and irinotecan (I am not a candidate for anything with 5FU). They are too small for radiation so am now taking Lonsurf with the possibility of Avastin being added if insurance approves. This is pretty much my only option as I have a KRAS mutation and therefore won’t be on immunotherapy. So while I’m not sure that this will be a cure but will hopefully at least halt its growth. Unfortunately I am in the same boat where I think this may be chemo for life, although you never know. You proabably have more options than I do, so I’d remain hopeful. Hope this helps.

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Re: Multiple tiny mets on lungs—-need knowledge.

Postby justin case » Wed Sep 11, 2019 6:05 pm

Have you done a PET scan to make sure your mets are actually cancer ? It could be COPD and your barking up the wrong tree.
7/11 diagnosed Stage 2 colon and rectal cancer
chemo/rad
lar/temp ilio
Reversal & port removal
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Last treatment July 2012

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Re: Multiple tiny mets on lungs—-need knowledge.

Postby boxhill » Wed Sep 11, 2019 6:13 pm

This is pretty much my only option as I have a KRAS mutation and therefore won’t be on immunotherapy.


A KRAS mutation does not have anything to do with suitability for immunotherapy. I have a KRAS mutation and I am on immunotherapy.

A KRAS mutation precludes EGFR pathway drugs like Erbitux and Vectibix.

https://www.nature.com/articles/nrclinonc.2009.111
F, 64 at DX CRC Stage IV
3/17/18 blockage, r hemi
11 of 25 LN,5 mesentery nodes
5mm liver met
pT3 pN2b pM1
BRAF wild, KRAS G12D
dMMR, MSI-H
5/18 FOLFOX
7/18 and 11/18 CT NED
12/18 MRI 5mm liver mass, 2 LNs in porta hepatis
12/31/18 Keytruda
6/19 Multiphasic CT LNs normal, Liver stable
6/28/19 Pause Key, predisone for joint pain
7/31/19 Restart Key
9/19 CT stable
Pain: all fails but Celebrex
12/23/19 CT stable
5/20 MRI stable/NED
6/20 Stop Key
All MRIs NED

Amarie123
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Re: Multiple tiny mets on lungs—-need knowledge.

Postby Amarie123 » Wed Sep 11, 2019 7:43 pm

boxhill wrote:
This is pretty much my only option as I have a KRAS mutation and therefore won’t be on immunotherapy.


A KRAS mutation does not have anything to do with suitability for immunotherapy. I have a KRAS mutation and I am on immunotherapy.

A KRAS mutation precludes EGFR pathway drugs like Erbitux and Vectibix.

https://www.nature.com/articles/nrclinonc.2009.111


My genetic testing report and my onc said the only immunotherapy medication I would respond to is Avastin. Maybe there’s something else with the KRAS mutation that I forgot, but that’s my situation right now.

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Re: Multiple tiny mets on lungs—-need knowledge.

Postby Rock_Robster » Wed Sep 11, 2019 8:42 pm

Amarie123 wrote:
boxhill wrote:
This is pretty much my only option as I have a KRAS mutation and therefore won’t be on immunotherapy.


A KRAS mutation does not have anything to do with suitability for immunotherapy. I have a KRAS mutation and I am on immunotherapy.

A KRAS mutation precludes EGFR pathway drugs like Erbitux and Vectibix.

https://www.nature.com/articles/nrclinonc.2009.111


My genetic testing report and my onc said the only immunotherapy medication I would respond to is Avastin. Maybe there’s something else with the KRAS mutation that I forgot, but that’s my situation right now.

Hi amarie, it is likely your microsatellite stability status on the report (presume MSS) which precludes you from the currently-approved immunotherapies (PD1 inhibitors), rather than the KRAS mutation. However you may still respond to a PD1 inhibitor if you have a high tumour mutation burden (TMB), or if it’s combined with another drug. There are also lots of immunotherapies beyond PD1 inhibitors presently available through trials. Personally I would be very interested in my TMB status and accessing immuno options for MSS patients, esp. given 5FU-based therapy is off the table.

Also Avastin isn’t usually considered an immunotherapy, rather it’s a targeted therapy known as a monoclonal antibody.

Best of luck,
Rob
41M Australia
2018 Dx RC
G2 EMVI LVI, 4 liver mets
pT3N1aM1a Stage IVa MSS NRAS G13R
CEA 14>2>32>16>19>30>140>70
11/18 FOLFOX
3/19 Liver resection
5/19 Pelvic IMRT
7/19 ULAR
8/19 Liver met
8/19 FOLFOX, FOLFOXIRI, FOLFIRI
12/19 Liver resection
NED 2 years
11/21 Liver met, PALN, lung nodules
3/22 PVE, lymphadenectomy, liver SBRT
10/22 PALN SBRT
11/22 Liver mets, peri nodule. Xeloda+Bev
4/23 XELIRI+Bev
9/23 ATRIUM trial
12/23 Modified FOLFIRI+Bev
3/24 VAXINIA (CF33 + hNIS) trial

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Re: Multiple tiny mets on lungs—-need knowledge.

Postby Amarie123 » Wed Sep 11, 2019 9:00 pm

Rock_Robster wrote:
boxhill wrote:
A KRAS mutation does not have anything to do with suitability for immunotherapy. I have a KRAS mutation and I am on immunotherapy.

A KRAS mutation precludes EGFR pathway drugs like Erbitux and Vectibix.

https://www.nature.com/articles/nrclinonc.2009.111


My genetic testing report and my onc said the only immunotherapy medication I would respond to is Avastin. Maybe there’s something else with the KRAS mutation that I forgot, but that’s my situation right now.

Hi amarie, it is likely your microsatellite stability status on the report (presume MSS) which precludes you from the currently-approved immunotherapies (PD1 inhibitors), rather than the KRAS mutation. However you may still respond to a PD1 inhibitor if you have a high tumour mutation burden (TMB), or if it’s combined with another drug. There are also lots of immunotherapies beyond PD1 inhibitors presently available through trials. Personally I would be very interested in my TMB status and accessing immuno options for MSS patients, esp. given 5FU-based therapy is off the table.

Also Avastin isn’t usually considered an immunotherapy, rather it’s a targeted therapy known as a monoclonal antibody.

Best of luck,
Rob[/quote]

Thanks for the clarification, it’s a lot of information that I don’t always get right. One issue with some of the treatments is insurance - I might not even be covered for the Avastin if I take it with Lonsurf. My onc is generally on the lookout for clinical trials in the Boston area that I’d be a candidate for.

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Re: Multiple tiny mets on lungs—-need knowledge.

Postby Rock_Robster » Wed Sep 11, 2019 9:19 pm

Amarie123 wrote:
Rock_Robster wrote:
boxhill wrote:
A KRAS mutation does not have anything to do with suitability for immunotherapy. I have a KRAS mutation and I am on immunotherapy.

A KRAS mutation precludes EGFR pathway drugs like Erbitux and Vectibix.

https://www.nature.com/articles/nrclinonc.2009.111


My genetic testing report and my onc said the only immunotherapy medication I would respond to is Avastin. Maybe there’s something else with the KRAS mutation that I forgot, but that’s my situation right now.

Hi amarie, it is likely your microsatellite stability status on the report (presume MSS) which precludes you from the currently-approved immunotherapies (PD1 inhibitors), rather than the KRAS mutation. However you may still respond to a PD1 inhibitor if you have a high tumour mutation burden (TMB), or if it’s combined with another drug. There are also lots of immunotherapies beyond PD1 inhibitors presently available through trials. Personally I would be very interested in my TMB status and accessing immuno options for MSS patients, esp. given 5FU-based therapy is off the table.

Also Avastin isn’t usually considered an immunotherapy, rather it’s a targeted therapy known as a monoclonal antibody.

Best of luck,
Rob


Thanks for the clarification, it’s a lot of information that I don’t always get right. One issue with some of the treatments is insurance - I might not even be covered for the Avastin if I take it with Lonsurf. My onc is generally on the lookout for clinical trials in the Boston area that I’d be a candidate for.[/quote]
That’s a pain about the Avastin - I hadn’t heard that about insurance issues when combining with Lonsurf.

Good that your onc is considering local trials - you might also want to look into NIH trials as they also usually cover travel and accommodation expenses, I believe?

Best of luck
Rob
41M Australia
2018 Dx RC
G2 EMVI LVI, 4 liver mets
pT3N1aM1a Stage IVa MSS NRAS G13R
CEA 14>2>32>16>19>30>140>70
11/18 FOLFOX
3/19 Liver resection
5/19 Pelvic IMRT
7/19 ULAR
8/19 Liver met
8/19 FOLFOX, FOLFOXIRI, FOLFIRI
12/19 Liver resection
NED 2 years
11/21 Liver met, PALN, lung nodules
3/22 PVE, lymphadenectomy, liver SBRT
10/22 PALN SBRT
11/22 Liver mets, peri nodule. Xeloda+Bev
4/23 XELIRI+Bev
9/23 ATRIUM trial
12/23 Modified FOLFIRI+Bev
3/24 VAXINIA (CF33 + hNIS) trial

Rock_Robster
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Re: Multiple tiny mets on lungs—-need knowledge.

Postby Rock_Robster » Wed Sep 11, 2019 9:20 pm

[quote=“Amarie123”]
Rock_Robster wrote:
Amarie123 wrote:
My genetic testing report and my onc said the only immunotherapy medication I would respond to is Avastin. Maybe there’s something else with the KRAS mutation that I forgot, but that’s my situation right now.

Hi amarie, it is likely your microsatellite stability status on the report (presume MSS) which precludes you from the currently-approved immunotherapies (PD1 inhibitors), rather than the KRAS mutation. However you may still respond to a PD1 inhibitor if you have a high tumour mutation burden (TMB), or if it’s combined with another drug. There are also lots of immunotherapies beyond PD1 inhibitors presently available through trials. Personally I would be very interested in my TMB status and accessing immuno options for MSS patients, esp. given 5FU-based therapy is off the table.

Also Avastin isn’t usually considered an immunotherapy, rather it’s a targeted therapy known as a monoclonal antibody.

Best of luck,
Rob


Thanks for the clarification, it’s a lot of information that I don’t always get right. One issue with some of the treatments is insurance - I might not even be covered for the Avastin if I take it with Lonsurf. My onc is generally on the lookout for clinical trials in the Boston area that I’d be a candidate for.[/quote]
That’s a pain about the Avastin - I hadn’t heard that about insurance issues when combining with Lonsurf.

Good that your onc is considering local trials - you might also want to look into NIH trials as they also usually cover travel and accommodation expenses, I believe?

Best of luck
Rob[/quote]
41M Australia
2018 Dx RC
G2 EMVI LVI, 4 liver mets
pT3N1aM1a Stage IVa MSS NRAS G13R
CEA 14>2>32>16>19>30>140>70
11/18 FOLFOX
3/19 Liver resection
5/19 Pelvic IMRT
7/19 ULAR
8/19 Liver met
8/19 FOLFOX, FOLFOXIRI, FOLFIRI
12/19 Liver resection
NED 2 years
11/21 Liver met, PALN, lung nodules
3/22 PVE, lymphadenectomy, liver SBRT
10/22 PALN SBRT
11/22 Liver mets, peri nodule. Xeloda+Bev
4/23 XELIRI+Bev
9/23 ATRIUM trial
12/23 Modified FOLFIRI+Bev
3/24 VAXINIA (CF33 + hNIS) trial


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