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A 67-year-old female asked:
Are there any alternatives to chemotherapy treatment for metastic colon cancer?
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Dr. Myron Arlenanswered
Surgical Oncology 66 years experience
Yes: While chemo like FOLFOX is transiently effective, more immunotherapeutic agents are showing good responses. Avastin (bevacizumab) a vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor and Erbitux effecting epidermal growth factor 1 are working well as is the newer Neo-102 against the immunogenic protein. Chemo in conjuction with the biologics (immunochemo) is the best combo.
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A 67-year-old female asked:
If chemotherapy fails for metastic colon cancer what option is there ?
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Dr. M. Hytham Beckanswered
Surgery 45 years experience
What do you mean?: my first question is what do you mean chemotherapy fail.
what kind of symptoms the patient has to indicate failure.
and to answer your question,
if surgery is no longer an option to control the metastases. then it is wait and see.
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