Fascinaing new research and clinical trial approach being tested at Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Mecial Center as reported in NY Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/11/health/in-a-hospital-for-mice-hope-for-men.html?ref=science?src=dayp
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Age 69
DaVinci surgery 11/09 upstate NY; Nerve bundle taken; Clean margins, clean seminal vessels, no incontinence, no erections.
Rising PSA noted 06/11
Gleason 8
Time to recurrence 18 months
Three month doubling time (summer 2011).
PSA rose from .07 on 06/11 to .17 on 11/11.
10/11 Moved management of my case to Memorial Sloan-Kettering in New York City
MRIs and bone scans negative so far.
Started hormone therapy (Lupron/Casodex) 12/11
Began radiation (SRT) 02/20/12.
Finished SRT 04/16/12
Last Lupron shot 03/12
07/12 PSA and testosterone "undetectable"
01/13 PSA “undetectable”; testosterone (T) level at 452 ng/dl
Next set of tests July 2013. Currently receiving no treatment