Gem/Cis does away with 1cm liver lesion in 3 months?

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  • March 17, 2015 at 11:34 pm #87329
    pyderman
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    Are there any oncologists in the house who can say whether they would find this apparent improvement (1cm liver lesion gone in just a few chemo sessions) questionable, and would seek a further scan or another radiologist’s view?

    March 17, 2015 at 11:23 pm #87328
    lainy
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    Dear Pyderman, I would definitely get another opinion. We are big believers on 2nd and even 3rd opinions. Different eyes see things differently.

    March 17, 2015 at 11:17 pm #87327
    pyderman
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    marions wrote:
    Pyderman….I would enjoy the great news and consider myself fortunate to have such a fantastic response to the treatment. Congratulations. Enjoy life.
    Hugs,
    Marion

    Marion,

    Thanks but what I am referring to here is the case of someone I know, where a CT scan reported the above, but it turned out that the lesion had not in fact gone away at all (and had likely increased in size).

    This is why I ask hypothetically what people would do if they were on the receiving end of this sounds-too-good-to-be-true radiology report.

    Evan

    March 17, 2015 at 10:56 pm #87326
    marions
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    Pyderman….I would enjoy the great news and consider myself fortunate to have such a fantastic response to the treatment. Congratulations. Enjoy life.
    Hugs,
    Marion

    March 17, 2015 at 10:22 pm #11060
    pyderman
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    Hi all,

    What is the likelihood, in your experience, of an initial three-month (2 weeks on / 3 weeks off) course of Gemcitabine/Cisplatin completely removing a 1cm-wide metastatic liver lesion in an advanced stage distal cholangiocarcinoma patient?

    Or put another way, if a CT scan after three months supposedly showed the above, would you be surprised? If so, would you seek a second opinion and/or MRI (either as a patient or oncologist)?

    Thanks.

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