I was diagnosed 3 years ago with nonfunctioning islet cell carcinoma of pancreas, which had spread to the liver. Had the body and tail of the pancreas removed and the spleen. It also spread to the ovaries, which were removed. The mets to the liver were stopped for 18 months after a chemoembolization to the liver using a radioisoptope from France. Liver tumors are now growing and have multiple tumors to the peritoneal wall. I am currently on a trial drug called CCI-779. I will have my first CT after using this drug, next week and will see if it is effective. My cancer is slow growing compared to the typical adenocarcinoma of the pacreas, but is fast compared to typical islet cell carcinomas. The only way to tell how fast, is by the rate of growth and spread indicated by regular CT's or whatever method of imaging you are using.
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