Colon cancer and Liver transplantation

kyolcu
kyolcu Member Posts: 111
in Colorectal Cancer #1

Hi everyone,

I have satge 4 colon cancer and recently had colon tumor removal surgery due to obstruction in colon And still trying to recovery. I wonder has anyone had liver transplantation with primary colon cancer. My oncologist at MD Anderson told me liver transplantation will not work form because my primary tumor is in colon. I appreciate if you write your feedback and experience for same issue.

thanks

Kadir

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  • Ruthmomto4
    Ruthmomto4 Member Posts: 708 Member
    edited August 2018 #2
    No normally if you get cancer

    that spreads to the liver from someplace else a transplant is not an option. It’s only an option in liver cancer or occasionally bile duct cancer. When it comes from another source your options are more limited but not bad. You should talk to you oncologist about chemo, if you are a candidate for liver resection, and other methods of killing the metaststic tumors.

  • Mikenh
    Mikenh Member Posts: 777 Member
    #3
    Have you talked to a surgeon

    Have you talked to a surgeon that specializes in liver surgery at MDA about your case?

  • kyolcu
    kyolcu Member Posts: 111
    #4
    Mikenh said:

    Have you talked to a surgeon

    Have you talked to a surgeon that specializes in liver surgery at MDA about your case?

    Mikenh

    No, I have not talked to liver surgeon at MDA  yet, but my oncologist was sure when saying transplantation will not work for metastatic tumor.

  • kyolcu
    kyolcu Member Posts: 111
    #5
    Ruthmomto4 said:

    No normally if you get cancer

    that spreads to the liver from someplace else a transplant is not an option. It’s only an option in liver cancer or occasionally bile duct cancer. When it comes from another source your options are more limited but not bad. You should talk to you oncologist about chemo, if you are a candidate for liver resection, and other methods of killing the metaststic tumors.

    Ruthmomto4but still they say no

    Thanks for response. I am chemo regimen and also had SIRT procedure for my liver but they told me I am not a candidate for liver surgery.

  • Ruthmomto4
    Ruthmomto4 Member Posts: 708 Member
    #6
    kyolcu said:

    Mikenh

    No, I have not talked to liver surgeon at MDA  yet, but my oncologist was sure when saying transplantation will not work for metastatic tumor.

    Liver resection

    is totally different than a transplant. A resection is when they cut the parts of your liver with tumors in it away.  You can’t have them spread over the whole liver it has to be in one area and some areas are harder to get. My husband has had two liver resection and one ablation of the tumor.

  • Woodytele
    Woodytele Member Posts: 163
    #7
    Liver transplant

    Not an option if the liver has tumors from other cancers.  If you got a transplant, the cancer would attack the liver in no time.  I asked my Onc this when I was diagnosed. 

  • mountainhiker
    mountainhiker Member Posts: 54
    #8
    Liver Surgeon

    From what I've learned, liver resection is the optimal treatment for mets in that organ.  Whether or not that option is available to you should be the surgeon's decision - not the oncologist.  I had 3 different oncologists at 2 cancer centers tell me to get my afairs in order when I was diagnosed stage iV last year.  They said surgery was not an option and I would have 2 years left at best.  I met with a surgeon at MSK and at the first appointment was told he would be doing a liver resection and that all of my tumors would be removed.  

    Check out this link to an article written by my doctors.

    https://link.springer.com/article/10.1245/s10434-015-4456-9

    mountainhiker

  • Twinzma
    Twinzma Member Posts: 236 Member
    #9
    Transplant

    They will not do transplant surgery in the US if it is not primary liver cancer. They are doing it in OSLO and with pretty good results. I reached out to a surgeon there and you must be a resident and move there to have it done.

  • Joan M
    Joan M Member Posts: 409 Member
    #10
    How did you find out about Oslo?

    It would be tempting to move there for that procedure, but difficult for most people.  

  • karyns_dad
    karyns_dad Member Posts: 24 Member
    #11
    Cleveland Clinic Transplant Protocol

    Here is a TRANSPLANT program at Cleveland Clinic.  They are developing after following the Oslo, Norway program.  I am scheduled for resection and HAI pump insertion there on the 25th.

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/consultqd.clevelandclinic.org/first-transplant-to-treat-liver-metastases-from-colorectal-cancer-in-the-u-s/amp/

     

  • Twinzma
    Twinzma Member Posts: 236 Member
    #12
    Encouraging

    Encouraging to see that they are researching this again! We already know that the cancer does come back but I don't see why with close monitoring a positive outcome couldn't be achieved. 

     

    Joan google searching led me to it. Svien Dueland is whom I reached out to. 

  • Joan M
    Joan M Member Posts: 409 Member
    #13
    karyns_dad said:

    Cleveland Clinic Transplant Protocol

    Here is a TRANSPLANT program at Cleveland Clinic.  They are developing after following the Oslo, Norway program.  I am scheduled for resection and HAI pump insertion there on the 25th.

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/consultqd.clevelandclinic.org/first-transplant-to-treat-liver-metastases-from-colorectal-cancer-in-the-u-s/amp/

     

    Great to hear about Cleveland hospital

    So glad to hear you found a place that would operate on your liver tumors.  Please let us know how your surgery goes!

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