My partner has been previously diagnosed with an adenosquamous pancreatic tumor in the body and tail of her pancreas. Two sessions involving eighteen separate applications of chemotherapy (GemCis) have resulted in a 90% reduction in markers and a 50% reduction in the size of this primary tumor.
However, in the build-up to what was planned as a new spell of radio and chemo, a PET scan was done (belatedly?) which showed that, contrary to this tumor being regarded as 'locally advanced' it appeared to have been metastatic all along, with further hot spots showing up in the lymph system.
The 'good' news would seem to be that these new hot spots appear to have suffered the same fate as the primary inasmuch that they don't appear to be growing or spreading as a result of her treatment so far.
So, we're back to chemo again - this time, it appears, a 'systemic' version which has yet to be decided upon.
I just wonder if anyone has trodden a similar path or has any thoughts on where we're at now please?