What is the post surgery chemo plan for T3 N1 Rectal Cancer?

golfgirl10 · New User Joined: 29 Mar 2008 Posts: 9

Hi,

My husband was staged with T3, N1 rectal cancer in February. He did six weeks of 5FU chemo with radiation. He had his pelvic lymph nodes removed along with about a foot of colon with the rectum just this week. The frozen margins tested in surgery came back negative for cancer. We won't have the final pathology back for another week.

I was wondering what the post surgery chemo plan will be. Initially we were told to expect 12 rounds of Folfox6 after surgery. If the final pathology comes back showing no cancer, will this alter the chemo plan? Is there a standard post surgery chemo plan if your initial diagnosis was T3, N1? What chemo are other rectal cancer patients doing post surgery?

Thanks!

brainman

golfgirl10, I am very sorry about your husband's cancer. I don't think the results of the pathology report will change the chemotherapy that much. Since it is a T3N1, it has already started to spread so they will probably still want to do chemotherapy. However, if the final path report comes back positive, they might want to do something different.

You and your husband are in my thoughts and prayers.
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REB

I am guessing he will do chemo. They removed all my cancer during my first surgery, but I still did 6 months of chemo.
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golfgirl10 · New User Joined: 29 Mar 2008 Posts: 9

Thanks for the replies.

Reb- Did you do 12 cycles of the Folfox in the six month period?

REB

Yes, I did 12.
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10/01/07 - Removal of Stage III Colon Cancer Tumor and Temporary Colostomy
Started Chemotherapy 11-07-07 - FOLFOX regimen - 5-FU (5 Flurouracil) and leucovorin, oxaliplatin. Also Avastin
Last Chemo treatment 04-09-08, Colostomy Reversal 04-28-08 Age:41

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