Adeno carcinom

My brother was just diagnosed with adeno carcinom.  I never heard this name and know it is the only word that circulated in my head.  He is having radiation for the metastases on his brain and shall have chemotherapy for his lung cancer.  Has anybody had experience with chemotherapy with Avastin and Tarceva for this type of cancer.  By the way he never smoked in his life.  He is  62 years old and in very good physical condition.  I am very grateful for any kind of answer about the treatment of adeno carcinom. 

 

Siegrun 

On 9/24/2009 Siegrun wrote:

My brother was just diagnosed with adeno carcinom.  I never heard this name and know it is the only word that circulated in my head.  He is having radiation for the metastases on his brain and shall have chemotherapy for his lung cancer.  Has anybody had experience with chemotherapy with Avastin and Tarceva for this type of cancer.  By the way he never smoked in his life.  He is  62 years old and in very good physical condition.  I am very grateful for any kind of answer about the treatment of adeno carcinom. 

 

Siegrun 

Hello Siegren. I just wanted to point out that "adeno carcinoma" really just describes the cancer cell type, and this type is found in many, many different cancers. In fact, it is the most widely found type, I think. For instance, I have gallbladder cancer and the type of cell is also adeno carcinoma, like your father's. But it sounds like your father has lung cancer, so more important is which kind of lung cancer he has (small cell, etc.). Tarceva and Avastin are both very good drugs and have been helpful to many, but I don't have more knowledge of lung cancer and the treatments for it. I am sure someone with more knowledge than me will give your better advice here on this site. I wish you and your brother the best of luck. I lost a dear friend to lung cancer, and she never smoked a cigarette in her life. Sometimes it just happens that way. Milly

 

On 9/24/2009 Siegrun wrote:

My brother was just diagnosed with adeno carcinom.  I never heard this name and know it is the only word that circulated in my head.  He is having radiation for the metastases on his brain and shall have chemotherapy for his lung cancer.  Has anybody had experience with chemotherapy with Avastin and Tarceva for this type of cancer.  By the way he never smoked in his life.  He is  62 years old and in very good physical condition.  I am very grateful for any kind of answer about the treatment of adeno carcinom. 

 

Siegrun 

Hi Siegrun,

My son had chemo last year it finished in october 2008. He had avastin, gemzar and cisplatin. It shrunk his tumours slightly and they did not grow back untill June 2009,( avastin slows the growth for a few months longer) now he is on tarceva and the tumours have not grown. Unfortunately I don,t think your brother can have avastin because of the brain mets and the high risk of bleeding.But he can still have the chemo followed by the tarceva. Good luck,

Maggie

Hi Maggie;

Thank you for your letter.  My brother is right now getting stereoactic radiation.  I am so glad to hear from sombeody who is going through the same problem.  He is scheduled for chemotherapy after this procedure.  It seems that Avastin and Tarceva are the best option right now.  I hope your son is feeling o.k and is getting better.  Let me know how things are progress.  Take care.

 

Siegrun