Liquid blood biopsies in UK clinical trial

[db601]

Several members of my family - with the ATM mutation (my CLL 11q is ATM related)

will be joining a clinical trial at Penn - to develop a more accurate (CA19-9) blood biopsy for the detection of early pancreatic cancer - also associated with the ATM mutation.

england.nhs.uk/2021/09/nhs-...

[Fran57]

Thank you to you and your family for helping future treatments.Stay safe,

Fran 😷

[db601 in reply to Fran57]

Thank you for your encouragement, Fran57.

Our ATM positive family (12+)have found this works for us.

Survivor’s Formula:

*Frequent surveillance* = *early detection*

The last part of the formula sometimes takes the most effort to implement with the insurance issues.

*no watch and wait* - only wide excisions and clean wide margins.

The early detection of Pancreatic cancer trial protocol is yearly Esophageal Ultrasound (EUS)plus labs. Interventional Radiology (IR) at Penn is a great team.

My Bone Marrow Biopsy in IR was quick and painless. I expect the EUS to be the same - fingers crossed.