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by LynnMarie
Sun Sep 10, 2023 12:03 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Clinical trial botensilimab/balstilimab
Replies: 9
Views: 6192

Re: Clinical trial botensilimab/balstilimab

Several people on ColonTown (facebook) have reported being on this trial. It's fairly new, but seems to be having best results when there are no liver mets. NCT05608044 I believe one person was taken off of the trial because of progression, but the others are still in it. One person has been on it s...
by LynnMarie
Tue Jul 19, 2022 11:03 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: New Sigmoid colon cancer diagnosis
Replies: 13
Views: 2916

Re: New Sigmoid colon cancer diagnosis

Hello, Sorry about your diagnosis but it's great that you already found this site. I also recommend Colontown on Facebook. Both have helped me enormously. It seems you and I have similar cases. My colon cancer was also found during a routine colonoscopy in 2020. I had just turned 51. It was in the s...
by LynnMarie
Mon Mar 07, 2022 6:36 pm
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Worried about cea
Replies: 3
Views: 3305

Re: Worried about cea

I've had several CEA flares w/nothing found. Here are all my results since dx in 1/2020. All are using the test where above 2.9 is abnormal. 2.50 2.14 1.40 4.11 2.81 2.61 4.37 3.36 2.66 1.60 3.38 CEA can be elevated for many reasons, especially inflammation. Still, I get terrified every time...like ...
by LynnMarie
Mon Jan 04, 2021 10:53 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: CTdna
Replies: 5
Views: 2006

Re: CTdna

Can you share any details about the Signatera study? I would love to enroll! Thanks!
by LynnMarie
Sat Dec 12, 2020 8:17 am
Forum: Colon Talk - Colon cancer (colorectal cancer) support forum
Topic: Is anyone else about 3 months post FolFox?
Replies: 10
Views: 3255

Re: Is anyone else about 3 months post FolFox?

Thank you, polluxx, for starting this thread and everyone else for responding! I am Stage 3a and 4 months post FOLFOX (last 5 w/o oxali because of allergic reaction). Had my 3-month follow up in November. CEA had gone up from 1.4 at end of chemo to 4.1, so we did a CT scan. It showed NED. Just retes...

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