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What does it mean the edges are fading on a tumor? 3b nsclc. 26 rounds of rad, 6 chemo. going to more aggressive abraxane/carboplatin starting 3/3.
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Tumor Border notes: First, God bless you and your family for your fight. Keep up your spirits if you can. Tumor border (and size) on CT can help us guess tumor activity but after XRT, fibrosis is hard to separate from viable cells. MRI and esp. PET may be better. These days with "biologic" treatments like Avastin, (bevacizumab) even these modalities may not be prognostic. An HT oncologist may give different insights.
Answered 12/1/2017
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