Zytiga

[bowler252]

Hi I have been on ZYTIGA now for about 7 months getting along ok PSA 1.5, anyone out there been on it for long, any help please, kind regards, TP.

[dlestercarlson]

I was on zytiga for about 18 months when it finally stopped working.

[bellyhappy in reply to dlestercarlson]

Kindly advise what do you mean it stop working? Are you moving on to another new treatment? FYI, I have just started my Zytiga this month.

[dlestercarlson in reply to bellyhappy]

As I indicated in my first reply was that Zytiga worked for me for about 18 months, then my PSA started to rise again. My doctor then put me on Xtangi which did not work at all, my PSA kept rising. You always hope that these medications will work for a long time, but I've found that eventually, the cancer mutates and finds another way to continue to grow. I'm now doing ChemoTherapy using Docetaxel. I've been in stage IV of metastatic prostate cancer for 8 years. Life is still good and I plan on living many more years despite this disease.

Best Wishes and I hope all goes well for you.

Dennis Carlson

[bellyhappy in reply to dlestercarlson]

Thanks, Dennis for the clarification. My best wishes to you on your Chemo treatment. Life is still great

[timotur]

This week finishing one month on Zytiga along with Casodex. Adding Zytiga dropped PSA from 21 to 4.5 after just two weeks. Testing again this week. So far so good, T is < 10, so it’s really knocked down my T quickly.