HiJohn, I want to know about the treatment of PARP inhibitors. As you have no genetic mutations and they still started this treatment, I want to know what was the outcome. I hope you are doing good...
Hi, Please don’t worry. You will be ok. Do a psma scan so that you may get an idea where the lesion is. In case it is a single lesion on site and where you can give radiation. Giving hormone therapy...
I want to tell everyone that my Dad after having 6 cycles of actinium, has psa 75. Currently he is having neuropathy, loss of skin sensation of fingers and toes. I am not sure is this side affect of...
When will.it be available in markets?...
Thanks, we did a MRI brain and cameto conclusion that it is extra axial lesion outside the brain, radiology people suggest its normal known as meningioma. However, medical oncologist took it very...
Thanks. I read that brain mets are with worst prognosis. I am completely shattered. Has an appointment with radiooncologist to further discuss plan of action....
We did a PSMA pet scan today of my dad. Unfortunately it showed a met in brain apart from skeltal metasstasis. I am devastated and completely shattered. Is anyone there who can suggest me what i...
Next psa is 95, its increasng. He z nt much symptomatic, sme discomfort at right joint. We r planning to start enzalutamide, i dnt knw whethr it wl work r nt....
Has anyone any experience of having thyroid nodule infrnt of neck after having abiraterone plus predinslone 5mg. My father is current hvng a node infrn of neck little lower than thyroid gland. I am...
I am looking for those patients in which zytiga didnt workd at all and whn shftd to xtandi it workd...
Has xtandi workd n any1 on whom arbitertone had never worked ?? Arbiterone never workd fr my father. My MO suggests to take either xtandi or ketoconazol +estradiol patches.. Please suggest.. PSA...
Dear all, Has anyone tried ketoconazole for mcrpc. Arbiterone didnt workd for my father we r planning to start ketoconazole. If smeone has any experience related to ths please share...
Medical oncologist is not suggesting anythng clear, just to continue abiraterone. However, nuclear medicine department where my father got PSMA lutetium therapy the are suggesting to start PSMA...
My father is still struggling with ca Prostate. We just finished 6cycles of PSMA lutetium therapy in june 2019 and here we are with psa 55. Planning for actinium therapy. Also taking arbiterone plus...
Strange behavior i had also observd from my father who is also CAprostate case. He feels evrytym that we ignore him. But we understand what has he been through harsh medicines and hormone therapy...
My fathers PSA came to be 44, last month it was 23. We started zytiga on 1st aprïl. I am so upset to see the results. This is first time in five years we are facing such a shoot up of psa. Last cycle...
Arbiterone acetate (1000mg) didnt worked for my father two yearz bk. Since two yearz he was on PSMA lutetium therapy and nw after 5 cycles PSA started increasing. Doctor advised using arbiterone...
My father when diagnosed prostate cancer and started hormone therapy since thn he felt irriating bowel movements, initially it ws mangable bt nw a days conditions is getting worst. He passes loose...
Hi jerry, We did it in India in a government medical hospital where it is going in clinical trial. Luckily its Phd thesis of one my friends and its free of cost here....
I am glad that my fathers PSA dropped from nearly 30 to 11 after fifteen days of PSMA LU therapy. I am happy to see the results, and i hope he should keep on responding. there was no side effects...
PSMA scan is used to locate the metastatic locations and the sites which take uptake they target therapy whether Lutetium for them. But in some patients there are some lesions which dont take PSMA...
Sorry to hear about husband but you need to be strong. I dont think he will respond to Xtandi. I suggest you to do PSMA scan for your husband. There are some radionucleotide therapies going on and...
My father now has PSA 27 but however scan has showed more disease burden and less PSA limited to bones. Doctor advised to three options as we have used almost all options now (Arbiterone, Docetaxal...
Yes Dona, The only clinical trial going in India is lutetium therapy which we are planning...
Can anyone give me an update on Xtandi response in Arbiterone resistant cases. What are side effects of Xtandi and how long one has to Xtandi and when we can check PSA levels?...
Dear all, I hope u all doing good and had great new year.I am so upset as my fathers PSA is increasing and not getting controlled. My oncologist said thre are less chances he will respond to...
Thanks for the link. I read the article, but its not feasible in every setting to perform genetic test first to start Keytruda. I am glad that it helped in your case. However, i had heard several...
what genetic signature . can u plz explain?...
I wish it proves promising and proves helpful for my father who has metastatic bone disease and PSA 27...
Bone scan showed bone met on illeo sacral joint anteriorly as well as posteriorly.it was previous lesion but it has occupied more area. Radiotherapy scheduled next week , but radio oncologist said...
Thanks, George. Discussed with radiation oncologist, he said IMRT will be helpful. Does radiation completely kills the cancer cells? and does anyone having idea of side effects of IMRT??...
Dear Ron, My father is suffering from gleason 9 (more aggressive than gleason 8) bone metastatic and we are fighting for the disease since 3 years. Dont loose hope and be strong. your loved ones need...
No, patient is asymptomatic. Medical oncologist advised that by giving high dose spot radiations PSA will get lower....
Bone scan done today. It showed lesion at right illeosacral joint which is progressing.. No other lesions were found. Oncologist told that radiation will be helpful. Will spot radiation be helpful or...
PSA is continuously rising and has reached 27. Patient is asymptomatic with good health. Doctor advised for bone scan and advised if there are bony mets at some particular site radiation therapy will...
Yes, chemo is definitely an option but my father gets so so depressed on the name of chemotherapy. My oncologist said that patient is quite well and we should wait for couple of month for chemo till...
yes, i also don't have much hopes from this medicine for my father i don't know why it was given. Since he is an oncologist i agreed what he said....
Dear All, Today was appointment of my father with oncologist. He suggested some medicine cyprotene acetate Brand name Andocur.This medicine was so difficult to search as it was not available anywhere...
Can you please let me know the cost of Keytruda?...
Dear Allen, I agree with you regarding ketoconozole. Some progestrone patches are also in use for mCRPC patients. We planning to give a try for the same. We have an appointment with Oncologist on...
Dear Beth, It was generic form of zytiga, Arbitus. It didn't affected at all. We are looking for more options like HonVan, Ketoconozole and DES (Diethylsorbitol). My father completed his docetaxal...
Dear Annie, No we have not done any genetic tests yet. They are available only in couple of private hospitals and are very very very costly. Zytiga is of cost 1.2lakhs (Indian currency). However,...
Unfortunately, it didnt worked for my DAD. However, we used generic form of Zytiga in India. But this medicine has been doing very well in many patients. Good luck...
Dear All, we started Abriterone for my father after 12 cycles of chemo (0.4ng/ml). Since then PSA continued to rise like 2, 5.9, and finally 15 after 7 months.Our oncologist also changed ZOlodox to...
Dear friends, I went through some research articles and found that increasing FSH values has direct correlation with castrate resistant prostate cancer. I wonder my fathers FSH was below 2 when he...
Thanks, to all. yes he is on predinsilone and arbiterone acetate. its not zytiga( as it is not affordable in india) so its generic form of arbiterone acetate. My father is asymptomatic and perfectly...
Unfortunately we dont have Zytiga in india but oncologist started generic form of Arbiterone for my father. Initially PSA was 1.8 before we started medicine and after two months it is 5.8. Is this...