Irinetocan and Capecitabine as a 2nd line of treatment

Hello

My husband was diagnosed with bowel cancer a couple of years ago, wish spread to his lungs.  He started on Irinotecan and Cetuximab on his first line treatment.  He had a severe reaction to the Cetuximab, which he had to stop after three months.  He didn't loose his hair on his head with the Irinotecan, although it went a lot thinner.  He suffered with fatigue for a few days following treatment but has still continues to work from home on a full time basis.  

He had a few months of maintenance last year and then started on Oxaliplatin as his second line treatment which finished at the beginning of this year and is now back on Irinotecan, the side effects this time are much the same.  He is more tired this time around, his hair has thinned out again and his nails are brittle.  

Those are the side effects he has had but in contrast to this, Irinotecan was very effective first time around and we are hoping it will do this same this time too :-)

All in all, we have realized over the last two years that everyone is different, this includes the symptoms and the condition itself.  Although it can be quite hard, all we can do is take it one day at a time and wait for the scan results and then take it from there.

As your wife has already had scans and results, I personally don't know what a second opinion at this stage would be useful.

My thoughts are with you both, stay strong.

Best wishes

Karen

https://drjamiemurphy.co.uk/hipec/

Hi Liverpool FC

Is it this Mr Murphy you have contacted ? No personal experience or recommendations but he seems to take on more complex cases if its at all possible .He also seems to be quite prompt with consultations which people have reported helpful .

It’s certainly the name that comes up a lot on the forums if that’s any help .

Take care ,

Court 

Ps . I think that’s his private side but just comes up first . He also consults through NHS .

Hi Liverpool FC

There are so many options, and it sounds as you’re doing everything to make sure they’re being checked out. When I heard that my cancer had spread to my liver, I also checked out some options, and found this site: https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/bowel-cancer/advanced/treatment/specialist-treatment-for-secondary-liver-cancer

Perhaps your medical team has explored these possibilities already, but just in case, and as you’re searching for what might help, thought it worth passing on the link.