FLOT

I'm not sure but if he's having radiotherapy I think whatever chemo he's having will be for the best. FLOT is a pretty harsh type of chemo and I was told it can only be used by itself without other therapies.

Hi

I had 4 cycles of Cisplatin, 12 weeks of Capecitabine tablets twice a day, and 25 radiotherapy which started on the same day as the 3rd cycle of Cisplatin, no operation. The majority of people on this forum have FLOT-operation-FLOT but there are a few of us who had chemoradiation and no operation. 

I had my treatment in 2021, I'm nearly 3 years clear. 

Amanda 

Hi Amanda 

Can I ask what type of cancer you had, what Stage was it and whereabouts it was?

Thanks 

Anthony 

Hi Anthony 

Mine was squamous cell carcinoma,T2N0M0, mid oesophagus. It blocked my oesophagus completely. 

When discussing my treatment plan in April 2021, my consultant said that in non-covid times the standard treatment plan would have been chemotherapy, radiotherapy then operation, but as I was young-ish (53), generally fit & healthy, and the hospital was under a lot of pressure due to covid, they suggested radical chemoradiation which would give me 'an 18 month window to have the operation if needed'. Thankfully the radical chemoradiation worked. 

When I went for a check up in August 2022, my consultant told me that if I'd just been diagnosed at that point then the treatment plan would've been chemotherapy, radiotherapy then operation, and that covid, in my case, had done me a favour by pushing me onto the alternative treatment plan. 

Hope that helps. 

Amanda