Chantel

Thank you all for your responses, I really appreciate everyones help. 

As an update, sorry it took so long, but I have been trying to deal with everything recently.

My father was scheduled for surgery and prior to surgery we were notified of disease progression so the surgery was canceled- he was then started on ipilimumab/yervoy and unfortunately had no response- the repeat scans showed significant disease porgression- lymph node, gut, liver, and lung metastasis. He also developed renal toxicity and treatment was stopped.

So as you can see, things are not going in a good direction. He clinically is getting much worse, he underwent radiation to his primary tumor site (rectum) due to significant growth in the tumor which was causing pain. He was also started on another treatment (pembrolizumab) and continues to look and feel worse.

All of the options and efforts provided to him just seem to be failing

any advice?

Chantel

Thank you all for your responses, I really appreciate everyones help. 

As an update, sorry it took so long, but I have been trying to deal with everything recently.

My father was scheduled for surgery and prior to surgery we were notified of disease progression so the surgery was canceled- he was then started on ipilimumab/yervoy and unfortunately had no response- the repeat scans showed significant disease porgression- lymph node, gut, liver, and lung metastasis. He also developed renal toxicity and treatment was stopped.

So as you can see, things are not going in a good direction. He clinically is getting much worse, he underwent radiation to his primary tumor site (rectum) due to significant growth in the tumor which was causing pain. He was also started on another treatment (pembrolizumab) and continues to look and feel worse.

All of the options and efforts provided to him just seem to be failing

any advice?

Chantel

Thank you all for your responses, I really appreciate everyones help. 

As an update, sorry it took so long, but I have been trying to deal with everything recently.

My father was scheduled for surgery and prior to surgery we were notified of disease progression so the surgery was canceled- he was then started on ipilimumab/yervoy and unfortunately had no response- the repeat scans showed significant disease porgression- lymph node, gut, liver, and lung metastasis. He also developed renal toxicity and treatment was stopped.

So as you can see, things are not going in a good direction. He clinically is getting much worse, he underwent radiation to his primary tumor site (rectum) due to significant growth in the tumor which was causing pain. He was also started on another treatment (pembrolizumab) and continues to look and feel worse.

All of the options and efforts provided to him just seem to be failing

any advice?

Chantel