Repeat Xofigo

[Tall_Allen]

Someone recently asked if Xofigo can be repeated. According to this small study, in select patients, toxicity was not increased and time to progression seems extended. Whether insurance will agree to pay for a second treatment is another story.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi...

[Peterd110]

Thank you!

[Rexwayne in reply to Peterd110]

There is a lot of information on this site. The new prostate cancer infolink.

Tabs to direct you to the information you are looking for. You can ask questions to de directed and I have talked to people on the site.

[Tall_Allen in reply to Rexwayne]

I am a frequent contributor, and am on the board of dirctors

[Rexwayne]

I have a report written in 2019 that says it works for many. A few could not finish the cycles. Others have troubling side effects one person died. And about 30% completed the cycle and had good results. I need to find the link.

[Tall_Allen]

The only thing there was the 2017 early data - the data I linked to is the 2019 update.

[Fairwind]

Radiation is radiation..Heavy doses of radiation can lead to Radiation Sickness. Your body can only tolerate so much,, While the negative side-effects might not be immediate, as time goes by , the effects of heavy radiation exposure will manifest itself in many undesirable forms..If these treatments produced longer lasting remissions or cures, the long term effects of radiation exposure would become very apparent and this method of treatment would come under fire. But as it is now, most of us die before the more serious aspects of radiation treatment become apparent so we only see the benefit...

[whatsinaname in reply to Fairwind]

Thanks, Fairwind.

[EdBar]

Thanks TA, I have an appointment with Sartor tomorrow so I’ll plan on discussing it with him.

Ed

[chascri]

I think I was the person that asked about repeating Xofigo. The information you provided is all I have received. Thanks for your help.