immunotherapy with dendritic cells

[Stevegr]

has anyone had this? Is this the most successful treatment or has it gone with the many others.

[Tall_Allen]

Provenge is the only immunotherapy approved in the US. APCEDEN is approved in India.

[God_Loves_Me in reply to Tall_Allen]

What's difference between two ?

[Tall_Allen in reply to God_Loves_Me]

Apceden incubates dendritic cells with tumor tissue.

[God_Loves_Me in reply to Tall_Allen]

Thank you so much

[God_Loves_Me in reply to God_Loves_Me]

Great content : prostatecancer.news/2016/08...

[Kayakbob]

Provenge worked for me - I had 6 years of remission after Provenge and continuing ADT for 1 year. With MedOnc approval, stopped all meds at that point for 'ADT holiday', lasted 6 years!

[Shorehousejam in reply to Kayakbob]

May I asked your Gleason score at diagnosis? Any Germline or Genomic mutations? Any other health issues as I read Provenge worked darn well for you

[Kayakbob in reply to Shorehousejam]

PSA 52, Gleason 7 (4+3) at diagnosis. no mutations noted. Lupron and radiation, then spot radiation when metastatic recurrence in vertebra. Once PSA dropped to undetectable again, MedOnc recommended Provenge - he said it worked best for those with lower PSA, and mine would never get lower than this! It bought me 6 years ADT holiday. When vertebral recurrence, surgery to remove tumor in one, but then found two others that could not be removed. ADT & Pluvicto treatment last year, last dose in September 2023. Off ADT as of Jan 1st, monitoring PSA to see how well it worked, psa now at 0.010.

[BigTom123]

I've done it twice. Both cost $16k each. Tijuana and Houston. Seemed to keep my PSA below 1.0 for a year each. 3 months ago located 2 affected lymph nodes with PSMA scan largest 0.6 centimeters. Finished 4 of 5 radiation treatments today. Plucking the one in prostate bed out June 6th. Not expecting cure just a massive reset of PSA.

[God_Loves_Me in reply to BigTom123]

reset PSA is also important steps. Where did you did dendritic cells in Tijana ? Does it reduce your PSA immediate during treatment ? Tell us more about it. Please