Sclc tumor calcified meaning

[Croxfest]

I was diagnosed with sclc limited to right lung 6cm tumor. Told inoperable and incurable, but treatment woukd give me more time. I had chemo and radiotherapy ending treatment 2 years 1 month ago.I was told tumor had shrunk to 17.5mm and that was good news. At my last appointment was told the tumor had calcified and i was the oncologist star pupil.

Did not need to see me for a year, this will be may 2024. I went thinking i would hear the cancer had spread, so hardly took in what was being said.

Can anyone explain what calcified means, am i cured or will sclc come back.

I am in the uk, and the nhs very stretched so i am not in a position to see oncologist until next year, so any knowledge would be very appreciatef

[AmyKamp Partner]

I'm going to connect with GO2's lung navigator team and see what what information they can find for you. Stay tuned...

[Croxfest in reply to AmyKamp]

Thankyou for taking the time to reply

[AmyKamp Partner]

The general understanding is that calcification of a tumor that occurs after treatment is due to cells dying and the immune system reactions that occur around the tumor. The tumor is no longer able to regulate the flow of calcium in and out of the cells which causes it to calcify. This very rarely occurs with SCLC which is why there is not much information on it. Our team found a case study (linked below) that discusses calcification of non-small cell lung cancer, and it says that a calcified lung tumor does have a better outcome and is less likely to spread.

This is good news and I can see why your oncologists said you were his star pupil!

I wish we had more information for you. Do you have the option to message or call your oncologist's office and ask them to explain your last test results and what that means in your specific case?

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

Please let me know if we can help in any other way.