Chemo Failed

[Jshaw916]

My dad finished Docetaxel in November. He went to oncologist today. His PSA went from 0.58 to 2.3.

Things he tried:

Lupron (on for years before failed)

Zytiga (worked for 18 months)

Orchidectomy

Then the chemo.

He is not a candidate for radiation because of a previous cancer.

He is going to get a PET scan and go back to oncologist in 6 weeks.

his last PET scan before chemo showed 13 bone metastases and 1 lymph node

any stories of hope? Feeling sad….

[tango65]

Consider requesting a direct biopsy .. The cancer may have mutations making it susceptible to treatments with olaparib, rucaparib, talazoparib, keytruda or clinical trials treatments.

If they do a PSMA PET/CT and the cancer expresses PSMA he could be treated with Lu 177 PSMA (Pluvicto or similar).

[Tall_Allen]

Jevtana often works when Taxotere fails. Xofigo may benefit him.