My brother-in-law finished the full set of Pluvicto treatments about four weeks ago. He’d done pretty well on the Pluvicto treatments. Two weeks later he and his wife started a short vacation but got a call from his oncologist to return home immediately. He was diagnosed with extensive cancer throughout his kidneys and liver….not related to prostate cancer spread. He passed away just yesterday after starting hospice just last Saturday. His wife is convinced that it was the Pluvicto that caused the fast moving kidney/liver cancer. (He was an engineer by trade and curious about technology - - he’d purchased a Geiger counter when he started Pluvicto and it did register radiation emanating from his body.)
I am curious to know if anyone has heard of Pluvicto causing secondary cancers. I’ve been told that if and when my ADT meds fail, Pluvicto would be an option.
Thanks for any insights.
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Pluvicto will not cause secondary cancers and especially not within weeks. Your brother-in-law had this cancer before the Pluvicto treatment. It had not been detected.
There are several studies out there that shows extremly good result on patients with low volume prostate cancer confined to lymph nodes when doing some cycles of Lutetium 177 (Pluvicto). You seem to be a very good candidate with only LN showing up on PET Scan.
Did do 3 cycles of Lutetium 177 myself when I did my treatment in Finland and my experience is; this was by far the most uneventful treatment I’ve done on my treatment Journey.
I'd ask your question over at this Pluvicto group. There are a lot of stories similar to yours where Pluvicto made things a lot worse. facebook.com/groups/6681290...
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