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hi at my last vist at oncology dr , he said theirs lots of things they can do , if your Lupron or zoldex , shots quit working, does any one have any info on what treatment they do then? kenny

my gleason :was 4+4 =8, cancer was all on one side , and was to be contained my psa was 12 had bone scan,ok then radacial prostatlomy spelling ck not working, cathier 12 days, lasted around 9 mos, then more tests and then 2.5 mos of savage imbl radation good till the last wk then colon started hurting like hell, and around my pelvic area,,that worked for around 9 mos, then failed,then had some special ct bone scans that took 3 days, result heres a good one] have some cancer but to small to see,I guess better than to big,,then started radation had 68 grays,that failed too after some time, then started 2 years of Lupron shots every 4 mos then switched to zoladex 11.2 inplants every 3 mos with a 18 gage needle,, they took me of it 4 mos age, hoping I would get some good time in,,but after3 mos on my last vist my psa and terri levels rose through the roof, go back in 1 more mo with new blood work, they aready have my Lupron ordered, so that's up to date, was very depressed,taking meds for that ,, god bless kenny

If the Lupron or Zoladex stops working, there are two other hormone therapies, Zytiga and Xtandi, that they can add with it. You will also qualify for Provenge immunotherapy.

There are other therapies like Taxotere or Xofigo that are only used when the cancer has become metastatic too.

There are other medicines in clinical trials that you can discuss with your oncologist.

- Allen

No one can say because there is such wide variance, and survival has increased in recent years. Also, a lot depends on your age, comorbidities and performance status. With no mets, slow PSADT, pathological Gleason 6, no significant comorbidities, and age<75, I'd guess 10-yr prostate cancer survival is at least 90%.