Hi All,
Looking for someone who's had experience with advanced cancer that's moved to the liver and lungs. Things are not looking great, but want to see if anyone has had successful chemotherapy. Due to start on 11th May with 1 of 6 rounds of Paclitaxel and Carboplatin. Trouble is, husband is very slim due to massive weight loss, already has significant fatigue, and gastric issues. Just hoping someone has a positive story to share.
Thanks
Nothing to add on medial advice but my heart goes out to you and your hubby and really hope you are doing okay yourself. Hope he gets the best treatment available in his situation.
Never give in, never, never,never.
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Thank you for that. I'll look into it. Always hoping something can be done.
Best wishes to you
Wow. That's definitely something that I will discuss with the oncologist. It's available at our hospital!! Long waiting list but it looks like he might be eligible. Thank you so much for your information. Some hope for him🙏
There are several NHS hospitals offering it but we certainly haven't been told about it.
https://ammf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Histotripsy-FAQ-CUH-October-2025-V1.pdf
He might not meet the eligibility criteria due to the extent and size of his mets, but I'll still discuss. Our oncologist was very shocked about the liver and lung involvement. These were not taken particularly seriously when seen on the PSMA PET scans as they weren't avid lesions, so thought to be benign lung nodules (despite rapid growth) and liver cysts. They were only spotted on a CT scan by a different medical team.
Anyway, that's not relevant to your information. So thanks again.
Rachel
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Hi Jft,
Just to let you know, turns out that the liver mets is not from prostate cancer and is in fact a separate colorectal cancer. Difficult to get our heads round. Seeing the new onco team next week and will find out about potential treatments and possibility of Histotripsy. Btw, our hospital is the first one in Europe to offer this and the consultant today saw this as a potential pathway.
https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/news/addenbrookes-begins-innovative-liver-cancer-treatment-for-first-nhs-patients-in-europe/
Hello again Jfd.
No go on the Histotripsy. I didn't get to discuss it in any detail to be of benefit to others here. The colorectal oncologist said it will not be an option for my husband unfortunately, and is very limited at present to a very small number of eligible candidates. Thanks again and best of luck with your personal journey..
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