For those who had biochemical re-occurrence and were treated with ADT and radiation what has been your outcome over the years?
basically, what I am asking were you cured and had a favorable outcome?
How many years have you been with a low PSA, no further issues or, for that matter cured?
I had the treatments in 2005 and in one year the PSA starting to go up. I had a vaccine when the PSA was 0.4 and for 9 years the PSA remained stable. I was not on ADT at that time.
Later on, this vaccine was shown not to work in metastatic PC in a phase III trial.
I am not sure what caused the stabilization of the PSA for so many years but here I am with mCRPC, 18 years after the salvage radiotherapy to the prostatic fossa and whole pelvis radiation.
I did not have any other treatment after the PSA got to be 2, 11 years after the radiation of the pelvis in 2005.
thank you for the feedback.
You are welcome.
Consider getting a PSMA PET/CT and then discuss radiation and ADT with the RO,.
The only way to know if it is going to work is to have the treatment of prostate fossa, whole pelvis radiation and if there are pelvic lymph nodes involved, SBRT boost to those plus 2 years of ADT and abiraterone.
My PSA was undetectable for 12 months post radiation and ADT.
I am G9 see my bio for more info. 2013 had RP. PSA rose to 0.183 in 2016. Had 38 radiation treatments to prostate bed only no ADT. Today PSA up to 0.364. April PET scan scheduled. Irrespective of results of PET scan I will be doing 4 months of ADT and pelvic radiation following the PET scan.
No I am not cured. Just trying to buy some more time. Good luck!
In 2015, I had surgery and 40 rounds of radiation. PSA was undectectable and all scans clear until 2022. Scans were still all undectectable (including GA68 scan at U of Mich) but PSA began creeping. When it got to seven, I went on Firmagon. PSA quickly went to undetectable and has been ever since. I've been on Firmagon now for 18 months. Dr. said we can stop after six more months and check PSA every three months. I'm not sure if I should stop or not because it's working.
Surgery in 2/19. GL 9 with everything bad. 6 week psa at .9. Started Lupron and added Zytiga a month later. Had SRT at the 9 month mark waiting for my incontinence to get better. It did.After 2 years of Lupron and Zytiga, took a holiday. That was over 2 years ago. Still undectable. Am I cured??? PSA test tomorrow.🤞
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You talk a good talk but without citing references you are expressing your opinion. For example there is difference between BCR for low, intermediate and high risk patients for those who underwent RP and RT. Estimates for the risk of developing BCR range from 20% to 40%. Here's just one citing. ascopubs.org/doi/full/10.12...
What I got out of this is that you can't just let your guard down, especially when doing IADT. There are things you have to do to stay ahead of the cancer.
Yeah whatever. She's not even the patient
Thank you for the excellent explanation. I'm just starting with IADT and hoping to get the benefits.
Looks like the account has been removed.
I'll private message you about what I learned.
He was attacking me over on the other site this morning as Head_Scout yet last week he was instrumental in helping me figure out a PSA problem as LittlePeeps.
He has used at least 8 aliases that I can identify.
Brilliant but troubled is how I think about him.
I don't like the people just here to promote "alternatives" and solicting through private messaging. Many don't even have cancer. I think it's an abuse of the forum.
Yingsang? I noticed “he” was talking about “his” personal PSA test scores and PCa treatment with a Vantis device despite “her” profile claiming “she” was a 57 year old Asian woman with a PA in naturopathic medicine.
I think he’s back as Gracie9 over there.
I surmised the same.
He was attacking me over on the other site this morning as Head_Scout yet last week he was instrumental in helping me figure out a PSA problem as LittlePeeps.
He has used at least 8 aliases that I can identify.
Brilliant but troubled is how I think about him.
this shit has to stop I have no idea what you guys are talking about.
Plan for my husband's biochemical recurrence
Discontinue all antioxidant supplements on early signs of biochemical recurrence?
Anyone seen a plot of time to biochemical recurrence and psadt?
Potential biochemical recurrence post radical prostatectomy, looking for perspective on the outcomes and treatments. 
Anyone keeping Biochemical Recurrence under control without ADT?
