I just want to thank everyone who takes the time to post to this board and provide their experiences and insights. My 84 year old dad was diagnosed with Stage IV stomach cancer in December 07 and continues to fight this. We saw the oncologist today and although his recent gastroscopy revealed his initial tumor is slightly smaller (it was originally about the size of a quarter), the CT scan showed the lymph nodes were larger. This has led to some additional heartburn type issues he is experiencing. I should say that he has been off chemo for almost 2 months - due to a bad reaction to irinotichan and subsequent hospitalization for 10 days. His oncologist today was unusually somber, saying the lymph nodes had grown despite the slight shrinkage of the tumor. He was saying that he was more limited in chemo alternatives. Thanks to this board, I mentioned what about trying oxalplatinum and 5FU. He decided to move forward with this regimen giving him smaller doses each week as opposed to hitting with too strong of a dose of the cisplatinum. I sure hope my dad is as successful with this regimen as others have been. Thank you for providing me with the information to even suggest this. I appreciate you all and pray for you and your loved ones. Rosemarie