Local Therapy for Colorectal Cancer: 21 Real Stories

21 stories match colorectal cancer and local therapy. 18 of them mention chemotherapy.

Uwe, who was diagnosed with Stage IV Colorectal CancerColorectal Cancer

Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Uwe's Patient Story

Patient Info: Uwe Dierks, Male, 60s | Stage IV

Biomarkers: Not reported; family history of colorectal cancer in mother

Metastatic Site: Lung

As of July 2023, Uwe was living after rectal cancer, lung metastasis treatment, permanent stoma placement, multiple complications, and ongoing pancreatic-insufficiency and quality-of-life challenges.

Krankheitserfahrungen.de
OutcomeLiving With Cancer
Sydney, who was diagnosed with Stage IV Colorectal CancerColorectal Cancer

Sydney Stoner: Stage IIIB to Stage IV colon cancer with liver and lung involvement

Patient Info: Sydney Stoner, Female, Under 40 | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Liver; lungs

Progressed from Stage IIIB colon cancer to Stage IV disease involving the liver and lungs; treated with surgery/ileostomy/reversal, FOLFOX/FOLFIRI, lung radiation, liver ablation/resection, capecitabine, and ongoing Lonsurf + Avastin.

Fight Colorectal Cancer
OutcomeSetback / Progression
Janice, who was diagnosed with Stage IV Colorectal CancerColorectal Cancer

Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Janice's Patient Story

Patient Info: Janice Johnson, Female, 40s | Stage IV

Biomarkers: CEA tumor marker elevated after colectomy; biomarker/genomic test results not reported

Metastatic Site: Lungs

Ongoing care for Stage IV colorectal cancer after colectomy, years of chemotherapy, radiation, lung resections for metastatic disease, and pelvic stent exchanges every 3 months.

American Cancer Society
OutcomeCare Ongoing
Hong, who was diagnosed with Stage IV Colorectal CancerColorectal Cancer

Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Hong's Patient Story

Patient Info: Hong Wentong, Male | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Liver

Responded well to interventional therapy plus radioactive seed implantation for Stage IV sigmoid colon cancer with liver metastasis, with liver tumor shrinkage, better disease control, and 3 kg weight gain.

Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou (Colorectal)
OutcomeResponding Well
Hatta, who was diagnosed with Colorectal CancerColorectal Cancer

Colorectal Cancer: Hatta's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Hatta, Male

No recurrence reported after interventional therapy, biological immunotherapy, Chinese medicine, and local radiotherapy for rectal cancer; later CT report was described as showing no cancer cells, with 8 years of normal life and annual checks.

Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou (Colorectal)
OutcomeCancer-Free / NED
Antonio, who was diagnosed with Stage IV Colorectal CancerColorectal Cancer

Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Antonio's Patient Story

Patient Info: Antonio, Male, 40s | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Liver

Improved significantly after cryotherapy, interventional therapy, and bio-immunotherapy for Stage IV sigmoid colon cancer with liver metastasis; no NED/remission statement is reported.

Modern Cancer Hospital Guangzhou (Colorectal)
OutcomeResponding Well
Adrienne, who was diagnosed with Stage IV Colorectal AdenocarcinomaColorectal Cancer

Stage IV Colorectal Adenocarcinoma: Adrienne's Patient Story

Patient Info: Adrienne, Female | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Liver

As of June 2026, Adrienne had Stage IV colon adenocarcinoma with liver metastases, had experienced liver recurrence after intensive multimodal treatment, and was back on FOLFIRI plus Avastin.

The Patient Story
OutcomeSetback / Progression
Justine, who was diagnosed with Stage IV Colorectal CancerColorectal Cancer

Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Justine's Patient Story

Patient Info: Justine, Female, Under 40 | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Liver

As of June 2026, Justine was living with Stage IV rectal cancer involving the liver after chemoradiation, major surgery, FOLFOX, and liver-directed local therapies.

The Patient Story
OutcomeLiving With Cancer
Ken, who was diagnosed with Stage IV Colorectal CancerColorectal Cancer

Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Ken's Patient Story

Patient Info: Ken, Male, 50s | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Liver

As of May 2026, Ken was more than 3 years into Stage IV colorectal cancer. He was not cancer-free or NED, but described the disease as minimal and manageable with surveillance, maintenance chemotherapy/targeted therapy, and occasional ablation.

The Patient Story
OutcomeLiving With Cancer
Nathan, who was diagnosed with Stage IV Colorectal CancerColorectal Cancer

Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Nathan's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Nathan, Male, Under 40 | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Liver; peritoneal membrane

Declared tumor-free after aggressive treatment for Stage IV colon cancer, including colectomy, FOLFOX chemotherapy, and HIPEC, while continuing to live with treatment effects, an ileostomy, neuropathy, and scan anxiety.

The Patient Story
OutcomeCancer-Free / NED
Helen, who was diagnosed with Stage IV Colorectal CancerColorectal Cancer

Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Helen's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Helen, Female, 40s | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Liver; pelvis

No active tumors / no evidence of disease after liver-directed treatment, liver surgery/ablation, colon resection, and hysterectomy, though she personally described herself as living with cancer and still planned cleanup treatment.

The Patient Story
OutcomeCancer-Free / NED
David, who was diagnosed with Stage IV Colorectal CancerColorectal Cancer

Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: David's Survivor Story

Patient Info: David, Male, Under 40 | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Liver; lymph nodes near the heart

As of March 2026, David showed no evidence of cancer after Stage IV colorectal cancer with liver and near-heart lymph node metastases, following chemotherapy, tumor and lymph-node surgery, liver-directed radiation, radioembolization, and liver transplant.

Cleveland Clinic
OutcomeCancer-Free / NED
Mike, who was diagnosed with Stage IV Colorectal CancerColorectal Cancer

Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Mike's Patient Story

Patient Info: Mike Ray, Male, Under 40 | Stage IV

Biomarkers: Lynch syndrome

Metastatic Site: Liver

As of March 2026, Mike had recovered quickly from a May 2025 liver transplant after about 2.5 years of cancer-control treatment for liver-metastatic colon cancer with Lynch syndrome, and he had returned to running, weight training, and triathlon goals.

Cleveland Clinic
OutcomeCare Ongoing
Kina, who was diagnosed with Stage IV Colorectal CancerColorectal Cancer

Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Kina's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Kina, Female | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Lungs; lymph node

As of January 2026, Kina described herself as technically having no cancer/no evidence of disease after lung resections, though confirmatory CT was still pending and she was still recovering from complications.

The Patient Story
OutcomeCancer-Free / NED
Kristie, who was diagnosed with Stage IV Colorectal CancerColorectal Cancer

Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Kristie's Patient Story

Patient Info: Kristie, Female, 50s | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: liver

Kristie is living with Stage IV colon cancer with liver recurrence, prior chemotherapy/radiation/surgery/ablation, and a planned liver resection option after second-opinion review.

The Patient Story
OutcomeLiving With Cancer
A patient, who was diagnosed with Stage IV Colorectal AdenocarcinomaColorectal Cancer

Stage IV KRAS-mutant colorectal cancer with bilobar liver metastases: multimodality treatment and no evidence of disease

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, 40s | Stage IV

Biomarkers: KRAS-mutated; BRAF wild-type; mismatch repair proficient

Metastatic Site: liver

After second liver resection, follow-up MRI at 8 weeks showed continued response at the SABR site and no recurrent disease; she was receiving adjuvant capecitabine and remained well.

PubMed Central
OutcomeCancer-Free / NED
Sophie, who was diagnosed with Stage IV Colorectal CancerColorectal Cancer

Sophie: Stage IV Colorectal Cancer

Patient Info: Sophie, Female | Stage IV

Biomarkers: BRAF mutation; MSI

Metastatic Site: Liver; lymph nodes; other torso lesions

As of August 2024, Sophie had been declared cancer-free after Stage IV BRAF-mutated/MSI bowel cancer responded to nivolumab/ipilimumab-based immunotherapy, with PET imaging and liver surgery biopsy showing no cancerous cells.

The Patient Story
OutcomeCancer-Free / NED
Jason, who was diagnosed with Stage IV Colorectal CancerColorectal Cancer

Jason Randall: stage IV colorectal cancer and liver metastases

Patient Info: Jason Randall, Male, Under 40 | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Liver; lung; tailbone/sacrum/pelvis

As of March 2024, Jason was 2.5 years off chemotherapy and 16 months with no evidence of disease after treatment for Stage IV rectosigmoid colorectal cancer.

City of Hope
OutcomeCancer-Free / NED
Jeff, who was diagnosed with Stage IV Colorectal CancerColorectal Cancer

Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Jeff's Patient Story

Patient Info: Jeff Williams, Male, 50s | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Liver; lungs

As of December 2023, Jeff was living with recurrent Stage IV colorectal cancer, had recently developed more lung tumors, continued chemotherapy locally every 2 weeks, and returned to UT MD Anderson every 3 months for scans.

MD Anderson
OutcomeLiving With Cancer
Gene, who was diagnosed with Stage IV Colorectal CancerColorectal Cancer

Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: Gene's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Gene Jones, Male, 50s | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Liver; lung

As of July 2023, Gene was an 81-year-old, 30-year Stage IV colon cancer survivor with no active colon cancer reported after chemotherapy, cryoablation/liver surgery, later liver surgery, and left-lung surgery.

MD Anderson
OutcomeCancer-Free / NED
Jason, who was diagnosed with Stage IV Colorectal CancerColorectal Cancer

My Stage 4 Colorectal Cancer Story: How I Never Lost Hope

Patient Info: Jason Randall, Male | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: Liver; lungs; bone/sacrum

As of June 2023, Jason had a negative Signatera test, CT scans showing 9 months with no evidence of disease, and about 2.5 years off chemotherapy after Stage IV colorectal cancer treatment and lung ablation.

The Patient Story
OutcomeCancer-Free / NED