Thank you for sharing the paper....
PSA was <0.006 in July 2021. PSA is <0.01 in July 2022. These results are from the same lab (CMB lab in Garden Grove, CA). Does it mean PSA has increased? or just because of different settings of the...
Sr Sailor and Cyclone-ISU, Your inputs are greatly appreciated. He saw an oncologist for about 4-5 months and went back to his original urologist in Mar 2021. That oncologist didn't recommend...
Duck2, That's true: may or may not. But if T level doesn't recover when ADT is stopped, then he doesn't need ADT, does he?...
JNK, According to studies, taking both Trelstar/Xtandi yields better OS than ADT alone. He's already on the lower dose of Xtandi and he tolerates well with this low dose....
JNF, You haven't misread. My dad did skip a couple years on psa test. His family doctor convinced him to do it again on 2018, when it came out 3.4. They didn't concern or do anything about it. A...
Yes, His urologist is suggesting iADT. I think his urologist is an old school guy; his use of Casodex/ Trelstar from the beginning is a proof. I convinced my dad to see another doctor (oncologist) in...
alephnull, Thanks for the summary of your journey. My dad is castration sensitive but metastatic. Even though the 3 spots seen on ribs were not biopsied to confirm, but they were gone after he...
mattam, I think the selling point of intermitten ADT (for my dad) is prolonged time before castration resistance. But from what i understand, there's no clear conclusion about intermitten ADT and...
I would appreciate all opinions about "intermittent ADT" from everybody who has been on a long journey with PCa or has knowledge about it. We are undecided of which way we should go. My dad's first...