My MO has suggested this, which is available at Penn. I'd appreciate any information and experience that's available. Many thanks.
Bill
My MO has suggested this, which is available at Penn. I'd appreciate any information and experience that's available. Many thanks.
Bill
It's usually called Axumin. Here's some info on it:
pcnrv.blogspot.com/2016/12/...
Thank you for the very helpful reference, Allen. I recall an earlier post in which I believe you suggested that the Axumin scan was not likely to detect mets at low PSA. Mine was 0.38 in June, but I hope the scan shows something. I'm hoping to qualify for a Ga68 PSMA trial which requires a prior positive scan.
if it's the one at UCLA, someone said they filled their quota. You can still pay $2650 for it there, and no prior scan is required.
Don't you need a PSA of at least 2.0 for UCLA to do the Ga68 PSMA?
Tall Allen
1. Thanks so much for that link. Do you intend to keep it updated?
2. Why do you give auximin such a low rank? It seems, with the limited data, about as good as the psma test. It would seem variations in equipment, practicioner, techinique and sampling could easily account for variations in results between Auximin and psma scans. Don't you think?
I am looking at psma vs Auximin, and with Medicare Auximin seems less of a hassle.
PS: thanks for being such a valuable resource here.