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looking for recommendations,other options, last advice we got from a doc...nubeqa isn't working but let's keep doing it

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80 yr old, diagnosed 2020. The best of my knowledge 2 small bone mets, one from initial diagnosis, one from last scan in nov

Prostate cancer, stage IV with bone metastases.  Germline/somatic mutational testing negative for BRCA1/2 and MSI stable. TMB not evaluated. PSA rising with a doubling time of 4.5 months on darolutamide.  New focus of increased uptake in the right ninth posterior rib, consistent with metastatic disease seen on bone scan 11/9/22. No new metastatic lesion seen on CT of the chest/abdomen/pelvis on the same day. 

Prostate cancer 6/2020 stage IV (cT2a cN0 cM1b), Gleason 4+4, PSA 110, multiple bone mets

 -ADT with Lupron 7/2020 PSA declined from 110 to 8, increasing to 25 in 12/2020.

 -rising PSA and declining urinary function 1/2021, enzalutamide instituted with excellent initial PSA response but cognitive decline necessitating 50% dose reduction.  PSA rising late 2021.

 -denosumab 60 mg every 3 months 2021

 -transition 1/2022 to darolutamide 600 mg twice daily due to cognitive dysfunction and tremors on enzalutamide.  Darolutamide better tolerated but intermittent right arm tremors.

 - Germline/somatic mutational testing negative for BRCA1/2 and MSI stable. TMB not evaluated. Variants of uncertain clinical significance include EZH2 C289Y and MET H542H. 

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You haven't had docetaxel yet?

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Spring15-3 in reply toTall_Allen

don't even know what that is. All I'm getting is basically a holding pattern

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Discuss with your oncologist. Also discuss Xofigo.

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the only thing i could contribute is that enzalutamide is caused a decline in cognitive abilities with my father. As his oncologist indicated during a discussion. It enhances besides a decline in psa values also rapid decline of functions. Thing i was interested in if these kind of medications have an age limit. This also in combination with a maybe fall in metabolism of patients.

There is an other possibility which is on the rise Car-t for possible treatment

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Spring15-3 in reply toandrogeen

thank you. I wish someone had given us this information instead of me finding out the hard way

Wow! That is some rough water .. I feel for him . At 80 ? Must be hard? You definitely are on his side . Keep advocating and loving him with compassion . My dad had this also . So I know how that feels . 🙏

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