Received some good news

[michael00]

Previously I had stated my high PSA was 1,044. I was wrong, I found out yesterday the high was over 1,200 in May. It dropped on Casodex and peaked again when I quit Casodex. After 30 days on Zytiga it had dropped to 29. Now after 60 days of taking Zytiga I was to lt it is at 5.89. Significant drop so I'm guessing it must be working

[joancarles]

It is very good news. I am also in Zytiga. I've been months and I hope to meet many more

[Tall_Allen]

Great that it is so hormone responsive!

[AlanMeyer]

I love to read good new on this forum. I hope it goes on and on into the future.

Alan

[rrs18]

I went on zytiga Aug 2017 at 23.7. Last month at 0.06. Seems to work.

[JimVanHorn]

What great news! I am so happy for you and I wish you well in your journey forward.

[EZgoi]

My husband was on Zytiga for 3 1/2 years until it failed .... now on Xtandi, which for him has horrible side effects...Hope the Zytiga works for you as long as for him...

[joancarles in reply to EZgoi]

3 1/2 years is a very good result. It was always going down or had some rise and fall, even if it was light.

[j-o-h-n]

o o michael - T o o t o o g o o d m o o d, dude.

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Thursday 11/01/2018 6:13 PM EDT

[Magnus1964]

Sounds like you could get a pretty good run with Zytiga. I got 3 1/2 years with it. Good luck and by the way you have xtandi waiting in the wings.

[joancarles in reply to Magnus1964]

since you have experience with Zytiga. I would like to ask you a question. You had, at some point, some downward and slight rise in the whole process. Or he was always a descendant. Thank you

[michael00 in reply to joancarles]

Lupron and casodex brought level down. took out Casodex a month before starting zytiga. during that in-between time the level rose significantly. Starting Zytiga brought it way down quickly.

[Magnus1964 in reply to joancarles]

If you have a blood test too early when starting Zytiga or any other ADT drug you can get what I call a PSA bounce. This occurred to my when I first took Casodex and it also occurred with another drug. For Zytiga I did not have the bounce.

[joancarles in reply to Magnus1964]

Thank you. It's not my case. I have been in Zytiga for 13 months. It has always fallen to 0.17. But in the last two revisions it has risen to 0.19 and 0.26. I do not know if it is a tendence or a small oscillation, that I do not know if there are

[Magnus1964]

I would consider these genuine rises. Although very small Zytiga may at this point start to run it's course. I would not panic yet. Talk to your doctor and see what he might recommend as a next treatment. Maybe Xtandi or casodex. Each of these drugs works in a different way to hold down PSA.