ICCA Global Care Centers
Pancreatic Cancer
ICCA Global Treats all Pancreatic Cancers
Metastatic pancreatic cancer, which has spread to other parts of the body, is especially challenging to treat and one of the most lethal forms of cancer. Standard treatments can be harsh and often have limited effectiveness. However, at ICCA Global, we have extensive experience treating metastatic pancreatic cancer using our comprehensive approach.
- Early-stage pancreatic cancer (including the Whipple procedure)
- Locally advanced head and pancreatic cancers (spread to lymph nodes or organs around the pancreas)
- Metastatic pancreatic cancer (spread to distant organs, particularly liver)
- Recurrent pancreatic cancer
Our physicians have treated lethal Stage III/IV Metastatic Pancreatic Cancers (pancreatic cancer spread to the liver) for over 40 years. We have helped many patients who had previously been told they were out of options, providing hope and improving their quality of life.
The Gentlest Treatments
Lowest Dosage Of Medications
Genuine Caring of Our Patients
Maximum Effectiveness
Our cutting-edge FivePoints Cancer Care™ treatment program was formulated with 5 vital functions in mind, placing the patient at the center:
- Integrative Cancer Care
- Initial Pt introduction, medical records collection, blood/lab orders, tumor markers, metabolomic blood panels, etc.
- Complete pathophysiological exam.
- Pain management — if indicated.
- PET/CT scan (to detect cancer cells at the molecular level).
- Assess Live Cell Tumor Profile and/or biopsy candidacy.
- Short-Course Radiation
- CT simulation Patients are imaged on a CT scanner specially configured to acquire three-dimensional images used for treatment planning, allowing radiation oncologists to localize the tumor and surrounding areas requiring radiation treatments.
- Short course radiation (maximum 10 fractions).
- Administer concomitant chemo-sensitizing agent to greatly enhance short-course radiation treatment’s biological outcome.
- Intratumorally Immunotherapy
- Administration of off-label medications to boost immunotherapy (medications used for other conditions besides cancer may be repurposed to enhance the immune response).
- Potential “dirty gut” syndrome – accept interplay of the microbiome and cancer immunotherapy re basic bacterial patterns associated with an improved response; thus, enhance patient’s microbiome for maximum immunotherapy potential.
- Target Tumor Hypoxia – can generate systemic influence of immunosuppression, treatment resistance, tumor growth, and increased metastasis. Imaging techniques can identify hypoxic regions that are targeted for destruction, typically by intratumorally injections/ablative procedures.
- “Heated” Tumor Immune Microenvironment – Conventional systemic immunotherapy typically depends on immune cells seeing and infiltrating cancer, called “immunologically hot.” For patients to achieve success, tumors need to be “heated up” or “primed” which consists of injecting specific immune agents directly into the tumor to direct key immune cells to cancer.
- Evaluate predict and target immunotherapy escape mechanisms – targeting cancer with specific immunotherapies can upregulate other receptors to allow for escape. These receptors can also be immunotherapy targets. Advanced testing like Live Cell Tumor Profiling can help identify and target those areas.
- Thermal Ablation (minimally invasive procedure to treat Pancreatic tumors)
- Very small incision to gain access to tumor(s).
- No physical or body disfigurement.
- Requires very little preparation and simple to perform.
- Speedier than conventional surgery – patient returns to normal life same day.
- Surgery requires cutting nearby tissue or removing whole organs, often having a huge effect on ongoing health. Ablation is more precise, leaving surrounding tissue intact.
- Extended chemotherapy and long-session radiation therapy often result in harsh side effects, including nausea, vomiting, and gastrointestinal problems. Many forms of chemotherapy and radiation therapy can seriously damage the immune system.
- Regenerative and Restorative Homeostasis
- Seeks to replace, restore, or revitalize cellular tissue or organs that have been compromised and/or damaged by cancer, disease, trauma, or congenital influences.
- Properly prepared cord blood mesenchyme stem cells can accelerate and promote the natural healing process where needed most; bringing together biology, chemistry, genetics, medicine, and other fields to find solutions to some of the most challenging medical problems faced by humankind.
- When injured or invaded by disease, our bodies have the innate response to heal and defend. What if it was possible to harness the power of the body to heal and then accelerate it in a clinically relevant way? What if we could help the body heal better?
- Working to restore the structure and function of damaged tissues and organs. It is also working to create solutions for organs that become permanently damaged. This approach aims to find a way to cure previously untreatable injuries and diseases.