Dendritic Cell Therapy

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Hi new here and not sure where to start really but wondered if anyone has any knowledge of Dendritic cell therapy? Apparently not available in the UK but it is abroad.

I have a recurrence of rectal cancer and have been offered radio therapy for now then chemo when it is needed. I had a tumour removed 2 years ago and an ileostomy reversal and thought all was well until now.

I’m waiting on a date for the radiotherapy to commence but in the meantime you obviously wonder what else can be done? Surgery is too intrusive and involves too much for me to comprehend including removal of the base of the spine. So I opted for palliative care in the hope that some new treatment may come up in the meantime?

So I’m wondering if any one has had this therapy or know of anyone that has had it? I appreciate it can be costly but how much and is it worth it?

Thanks

court over 2 years ago

Hi Mark P

I used to follow a man who went to Germany for it but he did not have it in isolation and was still on chemotherapy and lots of other treatments too . I honestly could not say if he had some gains from it .

https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/find-a-clinical-trial/a-study-of-high-intensity-focused-ultrasound-for-cancer-of-the-rectum-vagina-cervix-and-endometrium#undefined

Just been looking at the clinical trial section with an eye open from my mum . Not sure if I have come across this approach before . Have you encountered this in your research ?

Take care ,

Court

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Mark P over 2 years ago in reply to court

Hi Court

I’ve not seen that treatment before, but read it with interest. Unfortunately for me it says it’s not suitable where the Cancer is on the sacrum, but mine has reached there. Hopefully it may be suitable for your Mum?

thank you

Mark P

court over 2 years ago in reply to Mark P

Hopefully it will get pushed through the trials process and open up their criteria.

Let66 had sacral involvement, I think , and surgery if you want to read their posts or find out some first hand information on how they recovered post surgery .

Take care ,

Courtv

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Orly555 over 2 years ago

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Mark P over 2 years ago in reply to Orly555

Hi and thanks for the information I’ll take a look at this. Hope you get a successful outcome.

are you experiencing many side effects?

Orly555 over 2 years ago in reply to Mark P

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Mark P over 2 years ago in reply to Orly555

Hi Orly

Thank you for the info it will definitely be worth talking to them. I’m waiting for a date for radio therapy to hopefully knock this back for a while and I would think this treatment may be ideal after that and before I end up having to have chemo again (subject to cost).

kind regards

Mark

2204ianf over 2 years ago in reply to Orly555

I have been looking into this for my wife (advanced endometrial cancer). Did you travel there back and forth or stay there? The best way to get there is by a 12 hour car journey.! The treatment is over 4\5 weeks so either lots of journeys or a long stay? Did you have leukapheresis?

Did you consider Immucura?

Orly555 over 2 years ago in reply to 2204ianf

Immicura? That’s an organization that I didn’t look into.
The first visit I stayed there for 7 days after the leukapheresis.
After 5 weeks I traveled there again. This time I stayed 2 days.

Chica05 over 1 year ago in reply to 2204ianf

I am looking into this alternative therapy to treat my bowel cancer, did you have any luck