September 2015
- A 71-year-old Caucasian male presented with severe left lower quadrant pain
- He sought medical treatment after experiencing bloody diarrhea
- PMH: hypertension, managed with benazepril
- He is active and can perform daily activities without restrictions
- Laboratory findings: remarkable for CEA, 6.0 ng/mL
- Colonoscopy showed a mass in the descending colon which was biopsied
- Pathological findings: Moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma
- NGS mutation testing results wereNRAS, KRAS, HRAS, HER2,andBRAFwild-type
- CT of the chest, abdominal, and pelvis showed an 8-cm mass in the sigmoid colon
- a 2-cm mass in the right lobe of the liver, and a 5-cm in the left lobe adjacent to the left hepatic vein
- Impression: metastatic disease, borderline resectable
- Treatment was initiated with FOLFIRI + bevacizumab
- Imaging at 3 and 6 months showed decreased size of the liver nodules, but was not resectable
July 2016
- The patient complained of increased fatigue, requiring the need for frequent rest
- CT scan showed increasing size of the liver nodule (3 cm) and appearance of 3 new small liver lesions (<2 cm)
- He began therapy with FOLFOX + bevacizumab
February 2017
- The patient reported weight loss, increasing fatigue, and shortness of breath
- CT scan revealed progressive disease with no improvement in the primary and metastatic lesion size and/or number
- A new pulmonary nodule was seen in the right lung
- He was switched to irinotecan + cetuximab
- PET/CT at 3 months showed stable disease
- At 6 months, he reported moderate improvement in fatigue