PSA Jump and worried

Hi all I hope I haven't repeated this post. When I was reviewing the post I was dropped from the page. It's been a while and just giving an update. Had my scheduled appointment last month and my PSA took a big jump. In December, one year after completing treatment, it was .88 and last month it jumped to 3.12. It shook me up and needless to say I'm worried. The doctor has scheduled a repeat of the blood work, a pet scan and a biopsy for September. One thing he did mention was that the MRI, which is a part of every visit, showed an inflammation of the seminal vessels but that was present from the beginning of treatment and it was thought not to be due to cancer. I just hope it's not a recurrence of PC. Will keep you posted on the results.

DX 6/15 at age 72
Biopsy- 12 specimens,9-GS 3+4, 2- GS 4+3, Stage T1C, intermediate risk
CT-clear
Bone Scan- clear
Treatment LDR Brachytherapy 10/15, cyberknife 12/15
PSA 6.1 6/15, 5.5 10/15, .73 3/16, .80 6/16, .88 12/16, 3.12 6/17

You are also in the time frame that many men who used radiation therapies experience an increase in PSA. This is often in the 18-36 month range. It takes this long for many of the cancer cells to finally die and as they do PSA can go up and then start back down. Just keep monitoring it.

I take it you are being treated by Zelefsky/Kollmeier at MSK? - they are running that clinical trial. I expected it to create a lot of inflammation. The PET scan should clarify things for you.

Tall Allen

Yes this is the clinical trial run by Zelfsky at MSKCC.