Lab results for 4 mos of HT Sabbatical - Advanced Prostate...

Advanced Prostate Cancer

22,075 members27,703 posts

Lab results for 4 mos of HT Sabbatical

arete1105 profile image
4 Replies

T=296, PSA= 3.9

At what point do they recommend going back on Casodax & Lupron?

Written by
arete1105 profile image
arete1105
To view profiles and participate in discussions please or .
Read more about...
4 Replies
Tall_Allen profile image
Tall_Allen

There is no fixed rule. I've seen doctors who use different parameters on when to resume ADT:

- time (e.g., at least 1 year)

- time with normal T level

- PSA (e.g., >10)

- PSADT (e.g., <9 months).

It depends on you. It looks like your T level is starting to come back to where you might feel more like yourself again - you may wish to keep that going for a while.

after how much time on ADT did you begin sabbatical?

arete1105 profile image
arete1105 in reply to

8/18 Cas (30 day supply) + Lupron shot PSA 86

9/18 PSA 1

10/18 PSA .2 T-12

11/18 Start of Sabbatical

3/19 PSA 3.9, T 296

rococo profile image
rococo in reply to arete1105

Imo with monthly psa restart between 5 to 10 psa. I usually restart between 5 and 7. Which will probably be 2 or 3 mos for you. You might also staying on ht a little longer. Some mos suggest 12. To 18 mos, than you get more time off some just go 5 mos on and 5 off.. In canada if they got the psa to below 4 they would take their holiday till some arbitrary no. Bet 10 and 20 but the consensus of mos is to stay nondetectable for a yr. Go figure. Good luck with your choice. Rocco

Not what you're looking for?

You may also like...

Good lab results

Good lab results for me this week. Diagnosed in August with psa 352 Gleason 9 multiple bone Mets,...

Recommendations for ROs and MOs in Houston

I’d like to request the names of one or more good ROs and MOs in or near Houston, TX (not at MD...

MOs for some perspective and second opinion??

Gleason 7 (4+3, and some 5). I had recurrent oligometastatic PCa after RP and salvage radiation. We...

Bicalutamide: first lab results, nadir comes when?

On 5/12/20 began meds : Bicalutimide 150 mg, Finasteride 5 mg, Tamoxifen 10 mg Background: April...

Stable PSA, deep fall testosterone lab results.

At this point I am only getting Lupron injections every four months. Zytiga and Prednisone stopped...