Avastin+Cpt11+Zeloda . It's Working+!!

I like to spread the good news!!!!!!! Colon mets to liver 4 spots, had resection of the sigmoid in February '05, started chemo 4 months ago (had 4 cycles). My most recent cat scan shows a significant shrinkage of the tumors!
My doctors are amazed with the improvement, and I'm so HAPPY! maybe I wont need resection or ablation of the liver...

15 mm tumor is now 7mm.

10mm tumor is now 3mm.

20mm is now 10mm.

2 3mm tumors is GONE!!!!!!!!!

Very little side effect, only foot syndrome (peeling and tingling), but easy to live with. There's hope my friends!!!!!! Don't ever give up! there are great new developments in drugs and treatments to KILL THE BEAST!
Be POSITIVE, live life the way you did before, make plans, dare to dream but now with more WILL POWER! We all going to make if you tell you mind, and believe it!
Don't let fear take over you head, chemo is not so bad, if you have side effects the doctor can adjust the dose, eat well, exercise daily, dream, make plans...
"behind all this, some GREAT HAPPINESS is hiding" Esperanca

Thank you so much for giving me more hope. My mother had colon cancer three years ago and they told her she was 'cured.' Well three years later we find out that the cancer that was once stage one traveled to her liver and surrounds her portal, hepatic, and Inferior Vena Cava. There seems to be one mass 7mm and one small one behind it. She is going through chemo now in combination with avastin and she is having a tough time. At first she was ok but this last treatment (she gets it every two weeks) she seems to be very tired and sick. She is very optimistic one the outside but I worry that she is not so on the inside. We think of her as a Butterfly....ever changing....have you heard the sond "she's a butterfly" by martina mcbride...if not you will love it.

Yes give her strength to fly, she’s a butterfly... nice music! Your mom is very luck to have her kids worry and come to this site to gather hope and strength.... I wish I had of this kind or concern ... my kid's are too busy with their life... I must be 1000% optimism and hopeful and thanks to the higher power I do have a lot for me and to share with others!
Positive thinking even when things are rough, and some days some unwelcome thoughts bother ones mind... But remain focus, this is just part of the life and this period will soon be over, the "Beast" will be defeated! God only give wings to the ones who knows how to fly, he knows we can rise above!
Never give up! Esperanca

Thats wonderful news and thanks for sharing it with us. We all benefit from each other's good news, I think.
I'm on the Avastin trial for stage 3 colon cancers. So far so good, and indeed the side effects aren't too bad.
Marym

HI! I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU! I MUST ASK YOU 1 QUESTION, what in the world is cpt11! after reading your message i could almost hear the bells and whistles, this is WONDERFUL NEWS - MY SISTER HAS COLON CANCER WITH METS IN THE LIVER IT'S GREAT TO HEAR YOUR NEWS AND TO JOIN YOUR PARTY- THANKS TINKERBELL

Cpt-11 is irrinotecan. I take it intravenously every 3 weeks together with avastin, they work together! low side effect, actually so far none! I'm in mt 5th cycle. I also take zeloda at home 1250 mg a day. Zeloda give me foot syndrome tingling and pealing, but bearable. Go for it! We are luck even to have mets to the liver, that's an organ able to be chop up to 75% and re-grow. Don't ever lose hope friend.... this beast can be tamed, and the new drugs are working!!!!!!!! Dream of a full recovery eat well even when you don't fell like, lot's of natural fresh squeezed juice, Ive bought a Jack Lalene machine is wonderful!! I wish your sister strength and peace to conquer this...we are going to make it!!!!!!!!!!! Esperanca

Your message was last year. Is the treatment still working?

Thanks for giving us hope again. My husband has been fighting colon cancer for 2 1/2 years. The Avastin was working then his cea went up again, however pet/cat scans showed nothing! last week he went into the hospital for exploratory surgery and the cancer is inoperable, like a coating on his intestines, however, no large organ involvement. He starts this protocal next week. We were simply hoping for no more growth of the tumor/s, this gives us hope for more, thank you!

BTW, I'm a 15 year survior of breast cancer!