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My father is 87 w/a 10/2009 diagnosis of large B cell lymphoma, stage 4. His PET was normal after his 3rd chemo R-CHOP. He has had a fourth treatment but is questioning whether further chemo is really necessary given his age and negative PET scan.
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I imagine he was originally
I imagine he was originally scheduled to have 4-6 chemotherapy cycles. This is a tough call, but at the same time, cancer treatments can't be one-size-fits-all because no two cancers are alike, and they should be flexible enough to change as their cancer changes. That said, you would hate to quit treatment early only to have the cancer come back because it wasn't fully treated the first time around. If the chemo is making him completely miserable, or otherwise compromising his health or quality of life, then stopping now makes sense.
My thoughts exactly. I know
My thoughts exactly. I know we need to have this conversation with his oncologist and plan to. Given my father's case, I don't believe that there is much scientific literature at this point to support either opinion.
Buddy