Inoperable colon cancer mets to Liver

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  • Phil64
    Phil64 Member Posts: 838 Member
    #22
    I have had three liver

    I have had three liver resection. Two were after being declared inoperable. In my case Erbitux was a wonder drug as it shrunk the heck out of the timers and allowed for surgery. Every case is unique but just today I talked to three different patients at UMHS who were all Stage IV and all doing well. Keep on fighting and never give up hope!

  • kyolcu
    kyolcu Member Posts: 111
    #23
    Hi Phil

    Thanks for your input and hope. I am most of the time a positive person although I had 27 cycle of chemo so far, I feel great with minimum side effects. I also had SIRT(selective internal radiation therapy) procedure about 5 months ago but I have not seen any shrinking of liver tumors but little bit getting bigger. That's little frustrated me and my Oncologist, after all my Oncologist put me back on forforin chemo regimen after a year of maintenance chemo.

  • PhillieG
    PhillieG Member Posts: 4,866 Member
    #24
    HAI Pump Therapy *

     

     

    Have you looked into HAI pump therapy? I was dx'd as inoperable back in Feb 2004. I got a second opinion at MSKCC with Dr. Nancy Kemeny. While I'm still in treatment I'm basically living with cancer. She has an amazing 10 yr survival rate of over 60%. She explains the process in this video

    https://www.mskcc.org/videos/treating-liver-metastases-hepatic-arterial-infusion-therapy

    *Disclaimer: Of course results vary with this treatment 

  • kyolcu
    kyolcu Member Posts: 111
    edited June 2017 #25
    Phillie's comment

    Thank you so much Phillie, I alread had SIRT but it looks like did not work well. I will do some research and talk to my Radiologist at MD Anderson Cancer ask what he thinks about it. I appreciate again for your input.

  • Gypsy0913
    Gypsy0913 Member Posts: 2
    edited August 2019 #26
    Colorectal mets to liver

    My husband was DX'd last fall w/colorectal CA that mets to his liver.  They did a resection, temp ileostomy bag (not removed yet) 44 lymphnodes (4 had cancer) & removed some spots on his left liver lobe. This past April of 2019, they did a Y90 w/additional chemo (46 hr/port).  With had high hopes that they would be able to cut off his R lobe & remove all the cancer.  We just had his scans done on July 30,19.  It seems that some grew back in his L lobe of his liver, so they said the surgery was off.     He's all i got & I'm scared to death.      If they can control & shrink, can surgery be put back on the table???  They are afraid that if they remove the R liver lobe & the cancer grows on his left before the liver has a chance to regenerate - ....well, it wouldn't be good.     Any one have any thoughts or ANYTHING??  TY

  • Gypsy0913
    Gypsy0913 Member Posts: 2
    edited August 2019 #27
    PhillieG said:

    HAI Pump Therapy *

     

     

    Have you looked into HAI pump therapy? I was dx'd as inoperable back in Feb 2004. I got a second opinion at MSKCC with Dr. Nancy Kemeny. While I'm still in treatment I'm basically living with cancer. She has an amazing 10 yr survival rate of over 60%. She explains the process in this video

    https://www.mskcc.org/videos/treating-liver-metastases-hepatic-arterial-infusion-therapy

    *Disclaimer: Of course results vary with this treatment 

    Hi Phil,   Are you still doin

    Hi Phil,   Are you still doin well?  our thoughts & prayers are with you

  • Joan M
    Joan M Member Posts: 409 Member
    #28
    Gypsy0913 said:

    Colorectal mets to liver

    My husband was DX'd last fall w/colorectal CA that mets to his liver.  They did a resection, temp ileostomy bag (not removed yet) 44 lymphnodes (4 had cancer) & removed some spots on his left liver lobe. This past April of 2019, they did a Y90 w/additional chemo (46 hr/port).  With had high hopes that they would be able to cut off his R lobe & remove all the cancer.  We just had his scans done on July 30,19.  It seems that some grew back in his L lobe of his liver, so they said the surgery was off.     He's all i got & I'm scared to death.      If they can control & shrink, can surgery be put back on the table???  They are afraid that if they remove the R liver lobe & the cancer grows on his left before the liver has a chance to regenerate - ....well, it wouldn't be good.     Any one have any thoughts or ANYTHING??  TY

    Gypsy, It's not the same for everyone

    So hard to give advice.  I had Y90 2 years ago and my liver was still clear on last scan.  I thought they can redo the Y90 to get rid of liver mets.  It may take awhile for them all to disappear after the procedure.  

    There are various strains of CRC and what works for one may not work for the other person. also differences in the tolerance of procedures.  

    I wish you and your husband the best of luck!

    Joan

     

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