Psa

[Fight11]

How long does it take for a PSA to show some results when you start a new medication?

[Tall_Allen]

Depends on the meds. Some meds don't affect PSA.

[Fight11 in reply to Tall_Allen]

Lynparza!!! He has been on it about two weeks

[Tall_Allen in reply to Fight11]

It could take a couple of months.

[Olivia007 in reply to Fight11]

I’m not familiar with this oral medication my dad was on zytiga and prednisone and that took a month for a low PSA then when that stopped working he was put on xtandi and in 2 weeks his PSA went low so just depends on the meds and how ur body responds

[Hidden]

The more important thing to determine if a treatment is working is imaging.

As my doctor says: "We are treating the cancer, not the PSA."

PSA is an important indication, but you don't make treatment decisions based on only PSA.

[Fight11 in reply to Hidden]

How often should scans be done

[cesces]

That is probably something best asked by your doc. It's going to vary a lot depending on the circumstances.

In my personal limited experience in can vary a lot and do so in non-intuitive ways.

You can be undergoing a very effective treatment, and the psa can be rising as a result of that treatment.

It can have a mind of it's own for many many months before it stabilizes where it should. Maybe a year... depending.

Only your doc will have the experience and situational awareness to give you contextualy relevant advice on this question.

[Explorer08]

In my case, two weeks after starting Orgovyx my PSA had dropped from 3.90 to 1.41. Also, my testosterone had dropped to <7, meaning undetectable. I have another blood draw on June 1st so I'll see if the initial good and fast results are holding.

[Olivia007]

What kind of medication or which one?

[Fight11 in reply to Olivia007]

Lynparza

[NecessarilySo]

In my case my PSA dropped to <0.1 in a few weeks after treatment, (four times since 2012).

[j-o-h-n]

A good rule of thumb is check his psa on a quarterly basis.....or whenever the doctor …. prescribes...

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Saturday 05/01/2021 10:08 PM DST

[Hidden in reply to j-o-h-n]

Genius at work here.

[j-o-h-n in reply to Hidden]

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Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Saturday 05/01/2021 10:37 PM DST

[Hidden in reply to j-o-h-n]

A cure for pca can't be far off then. This technology has potential.

[j-o-h-n in reply to Hidden]

Bring back Rube Goldberg.........

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Saturday 05/01/2021 10:51 PM DST