psa flare when on lutetium . No new spots in bone

[suestan]

Hi guys . My hubby has had one infusion of lutetium . His psa dropped after 1st infusion but blood tests on second infusion shows he has a major psa flare

Nuclear medicine doctor says there is no new spots and scan shows treatment went where it should go

He says not to be worry this can happen

Has anyone had this happen to them

[Tall_Allen]

It is supposed to happen when prostate cancer cells die.

[suestan in reply to Tall_Allen]

Ok thankyou. Thats what our nuclear medicine doctor said. Was worried and still am .

[ulfhbg]

Hi !

Had one after my first infusion. 10 days after first infusion my PSA increased to 9.8 from 5.8 and then 2 weeks after that, before second infusion, the PSA had dropped to 2.26

After my 3 cycles, and before my IMRT with WPRT, the PSA had come down to 0.69

[Kayweiss]

I had the same thing happen to me. Dr. said only that he will continue to watch but no change in treatment at the moment.

[j-o-h-n]

Greetings suestan,

Would you please be kind enough to update your husbands bio. All info is voluntary and it helps you/him and helps us too. Thank you and keep posting!!!

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n

[peterjoe]

Yes, same thing. Overall, treatment worked well.