Starting Ra 223

[Goldberg]

Ra223 is only palliative. Are there any Luticium trials open in US?

[Tall_Allen]

Ra223 is NOT only palliative. It has the same survival improvement as Lu177PSMA617.

[Shooter1 in reply to Tall_Allen]

Glad to see that!!. I'll be meeting with my RO Thursday and will mentions Ra-223 among other things...

[Tall_Allen in reply to Shooter1]

You may want to discuss Xofigo combos:

prostatecancer.news/2021/02...

[Goldberg in reply to Tall_Allen]

Thanks for the update. The radiology Dr told me that Ra223 was palliative and increased OS by only 3 monthsThe info was probably misinterpreted by me. Prior I discussed combining therapy’s with my RO but he wanted to wait until I had 2 infusions and checked the scans and blood work to see if the lymph nodes show any changes as Lymparza had controls them Excellently. My bone cancer is what was showing resistance to the Lymparza with new Mets and pain in my spine.

[Tall_Allen in reply to Goldberg]

5 months- exactly the same as Lu177psma

[CAMPSOUPS in reply to Goldberg]

Unless I am mistaken everything offered us stage 4 guys is palliative.

[cesces in reply to CAMPSOUPS]

LoL

[Tall_Allen in reply to CAMPSOUPS]

Some medicines increase survival, some only relieve pain.

[CAMPSOUPS in reply to Tall_Allen]

Yes and some do both.It seemed the poster was a bit against offered treatment because it was palliative in nature.

I just wanted to point out the obvious of all tx being palliative.

It is a interesting term. It can lead one to assume no hope even though the term doesn't specifically imply that. I consider it to be a term/word to help guide treatment covering both longevity and QOL.

[Hidden in reply to CAMPSOUPS]

Fact

[Hidden in reply to Goldberg]

3-5 wtf? 🙏😩

[Shooter1 in reply to Tall_Allen]

I had provenge last July, am on Xtandi now, am on Zometa now, Zero T, and now taking Xofigo. Kind of seems like combo to me.... hoping for the best..

[Tall_Allen in reply to Shooter1]

Xofigo, like Provenge, often doesn't change PSA - one just lives longer and has less pain.

[Magnus1964]

I have had Ra223 treatments. My hip metastasis shrank and the pain went away. That treatment was five years ago.

[Hidden in reply to Magnus1964]

Bravo!

[ehoneycutt29]

I am being treated at Vanderbilt Medical Center. They have a LU-177 trail going on right now. You have to meet certain criteria. The one that prevented me from getting in was fact I was taking pain medication. My oncologist says that she expects LU-177 to be FDA approved by the middle of the year. Once that happens, it will be easier to get treatments.Thanks

Eddie

[austinsurvivor]

My MO at Rocky Mtn Cancer center told me they are starting a trial of Lu177. Exclusion criteria are prior treatment with Lu177 and/or docetaxel treatment. Good Luck.

[Hidden]

Hello Goldberg! All treatments for stage #4 APC are considered palliative .. Good luck 🍀