2nd line chemo

Hi,
I had chemoembo and had no side effects what so ever such as nausea or pain.
I only needed to stay over night.
However, depend on what chemo agents they used, the responses may be different. Most of the chemoembo use mitomycin,cisplatin and adriamycin together, but some just use mitomycin and adriamycin . If the sizes of the tumors are small( ie: < 3 cm each and less than 3 or 4 tumors and the location of the tumors allow RFA( ablation) to perform, then they will do RFA and chemoembo together to get the maximum benefits out of the combination.
Chemoembo is also indicated for larger tumor in the liver but not tumors in the common or distal bile ducts.
God bless.

Dianne,

I can answer two of your questions, based on what I learned on this board.

Yes, a patient can do more than one chemoembolization. One of our regular members did six of them.

Yes to the next question as well. A patient can do further systemic chemo after undergoing chemoembolization.

I’m sorry I cannot answer the rest of your questions, as my wife never had chemoembolization.

Best wishes,
Eli