My partner just finished 6mos of chemo for lymphoma. We hoped to get good news last week but were told the tumors did not shrink and the doctor doesn't know why. I'm very concerned of the new unknowns.

Submitted by tmaglitto Mon 05/10/2010

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I don't want to alarm you but

Submitted by Ross Bonander on Mon, 05/10/2010 - 09:24.

I don't want to alarm you but there are a couple possible reasons for this.

1- Your partner was misdiagnosed and was set on a course of treatment according to the misdiagnosis. It happens in lymphomas more often than any other cancer, literally thousands of times every year. Subtype is so important in lymphoma- it dictates therapy. Check to see who the pathologist was, and whether A) they work at a designated NCI Cancer Center, and/or B) they are a hematopathologist.

2- Your partner's cancer is chemo-resistant, or at least resistant to the chemo drugs used this round. Salvage chemotherapy regimens may provide some help, or high-dose chemo followed by a stem cell transplant.

3- Your partner's cancer is highly refractory and unstoppable. I hope this isn't the case.

Good luck,
Ross

Thank you for your comments.

Submitted by tmaglitto on Tue, 05/11/2010 - 18:50.

Thank you for your comments. I am just looking for where to start next. Your feedback does pose good questions we should be asking the doctors.

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