Researchers from the Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center at Johns Hopkins recently participated in a study that applied the new computer tool called “radiomics” to CT scans of the pancreas. The study, reported in the April issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) showed that radiomics features can be used to identify pancreatic cancer in CT scans. The Hopkins team, which included radiologists, pathologists, computer scientists, and cancer biologists, analyzed computed tomography (CT) scans from 380 patients – 190 with pancreatic cancer and 190 healthy controls. Their initial analysis revealed 40 radiomics features which were then used to classify a set of validation scans as either cancer or normal. This new classifier had >99% accuracy and correctly identified all cases of pancreatic cancer, suggesting it could be a powerful complement to human review of imaging data. The study suggests that computer programs can be developed that will help radiologists diagnose pancreatic cancer more accurately. To learn more, visit: https://www.ajronline.org/doi/full/10.2214/AJR.18.20901
Posted by: Dr. Ralph Hruban
My spouse found 3 cm on her pancreas after CT screen on early Nov. 2010. She was referring to Stanford hospital, but her pancreas tumor became 9 cm after three times of biopsy and found another 15 cm tumor on her pelvis. On Feb 21, 2011, was admitted to the hospital for hematologic oncology after confirming diagnosis of multiple myeloma on pancreas and pelvis. Also built two stunts on her bile duct after her first stunt clashed by growing expenontially tumor.
The general surgeon was not able to perform a whipple procedure because the tumor was too big. Then, her oncologist treated her by using cocktail combinations VRD chemotherapy, acupuncture and herb. After one year, her both tumor were disappeared afte removing her two stents. Kept light Vrd another year, and finishing her 64 cycle of Velcade maintenance chemotherapy last March, 2018. Now, she do not want further treatment after visiting my father in law on Feb, 2019.
Do you have any suggestions on her cancer Journey?