Cyberknife+IMRT combination treatment for High Risk PCa, that has spread to the seminal vesicle.

[Sushupthi]

Has anyone done a cyberknife-imrt combination radiation treatment for prostate cancer? My PCa has spread to the Seminal Vesicle. So, instead of a planned 5 session cyberknife treatment to the prostate only ( when the PCa was thought to be confined to the prostate), my doc is putting me on 3 cyberknife sessions ( 20gy) followed immediately by 21 sessions of whole pelvic IMRT (42gy) to deal with any microscopic spread. PSMA scan showed no spread beyond the seminal vesicle. He says the combination will deal with the prostate, seminal vesicle and any surrounding micro spreads that are too small to be detected by the scan.

Has anyone gone thru this? What were the side effects ? how effective was the treatment?

Thx

[Tall_Allen]

It's experimental. But SBRT can get the biologically effective dose as high as brachytherapy.

[Sushupthi in reply to Tall_Allen]

Thank you! Will post the results after the treatment.

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

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Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n

[kiyo]

Hope your treatment has been successful. My husband is having a similar treatment regimen like yours, 5 cyberknife sessions followed by 25 IMRT. His SBRT is given as a boost and IMRT as a prophylaxis for pelvic lymph nodes. He will be finishing up his last SBRT this Friday and then move to IMRT. He has been experiencing minimum side effects so far, but, as we read, they typically show up one or two years down the roard. We will keep our fingers crossed.

[Sushupthi in reply to kiyo]

Thank you. Wish the very best for a full cure for your husband. I am on Flomax - it is helping me deal with the side effects. Hope to wean off of it in the next month or two. Rgds

[kiyo in reply to Sushupthi]

Thank you! My husband tried Flomax but it caused a very low blood pressure. So his doctor just prescribed Silodosin (Rapaflo) to see if he will tolerate it better. Wish you the best luck with your treatment too!