Hello and thanks for posting

I am sorry to hear about your dad's situation and appreciate you wanting to know more about what the future may look, especially living so far away from him.

Unfortunately without anyone on here being involved in your dad's care it is difficult for any of us to be able to say what might happen next or how long he may have to live. Whilst his own specialist doctor is probably the best person to ask about this even they may not be able to predict the future as it will still depend on how the cancer responds to the Longsurf.

Sadly the prognosis of a patient with advanced disease when someone is out of treatment options is often limited. The research findings from the studies carried out looking at Longsurf showed on average that it increased patients survival for a number of months compared to the placebo group. Of course for some patients taking this drug they do live much longer than this whilst for others it is devastatingly much less.

As you say this is a third line treatment and there may not be anything that can be done after this. At times like this it is about taking things a day at a time and your dad enjoying the time he has and seeing how things go.

I am sure the doctors involved will be keeping an eye on how things are and how your dad is responding. Do keep talking to your dad to find out how he is and try and hear from him what the doctors have said to try and keep in the loop.

Please get back in touch if you have any more questions or if you would prefer to talk things through over the phone please call us on 0808 800 4040 Monday-Friday 9-5.

All the best

Naomi