Deciphering down under....

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Hi

Per earlier posts, with pT3b and PSA of 0.056 and rising at 8 months post-RRP, I am rapidly heading towards BCR and am agonising about eSRT - so Decipher sounds like something useful to throw into the decision mix.

Until, that is, you actually try to get the test done from a Melbourne base!! Maybe I've just been unlucky, but neither my Oncologist or Urologist have had any experience in ordering Decipher, although they both seem to know a bit about the test itself.

I would certainly appreciate any available guidance from Antipodeans who have tried to Decipher their furure recently....

Thanks in advance...

Stuart

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Seems like i’m Going to have to answer my own question!!

After several weeks waiting for my Urologist to make Decipher happen, I tried something novel and phoned GenomeDX myself.

Turns out they’re quite friendly towards non-US based users - just download and fill in the form, have your doctor sign it, and once they have assessed it they call up to take US$3400 on Visa, and you’re off to the races. They FedEx the sample kit to your path lab, with a return bag.

Now I just have to hope that the odd kangaroo and koala RNA fragmwnts they’ll no doubt find in there don’t throw their analysis off!!