My partner’s cancer journey started in August 2024 when he was diagnosed with colorectal cancer stage 3 - lymph nodules involved. He has had 4 cycles of Xeloda which was hard work due to his dpd deficiency. He had successful operation in March 2025, primary tumour removed with lymph nodules and no stoma bag.
6 weeks post operation he had CT scan which showed very small dots on his liver which was later confirmed by MRI that cancer has spread to the liver and now he has 30 very small liver mets which equals to 30% of his liver engaged by the cancer but it’s across all 8 segments, so unoperatable.
He has had 5 cycles of combined chemo: 5FU, Irinotecan and Cetuximab, rescan after cycle 4 which showed that liver mets have grown and cancer is chemoresistance. He is now on Lonsurf and Bev/Avastin. Whereever we read it’s not promising and it’s only given to him to follow NHS protocol.
We have had private consultations and they suggested SIRT as targeted radiotherapy, has anyone here had it done? Is it even worth doing? Has it make your liver mets suitable for ablation? As it may extend his life by 3-4 months.
We think NHS oncologists basically know he is going to die and just tick the boxes. He is 51 years old, fit, still doing his exercise.
At get-go they told us chemo for liver mets and maybe liver transplant but he would have to be stable for 2 years, do people even last that long on Lonsurf and Avastin?
Hi, This is a long shot, but I recently went through a Radiotherapy treatment called MR guided MRIdian radiotherapy at the Cromwell in London. Its provided by GenesisCare.
I was also treated for liver lesion in Segment 7 appox 11mm that was not possible or easy to operate or Ablation the surgeon said.
I had 3 sessions on the MRIdian system that basically sends rays of guided radiation to the cancer whilst you hold your breath in.
I'm now praying it has destroyed the cancer. Results are in approx 10 weeks when they re scan fue to the scarring that occurs. I've also started on Filfori chemotherapy again as have spread in other areas too.
I wish you the very best and no harm in getting a second opinion privately. From what I was told there are sadly only 3 machines in the country, 1 in London, 1 in Oxford and Royal Marsden.
Lots of luv and prayers 
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