Experiences with

Prostate-specific antigen (PSA)

PSA at 52.11 September Blood draw showed PSA at 22.29 October Blood draw showed PSA at 2.77 Significance of the dropping of the PSA number?

Before chemo 20-Aug-2024: PSA 5.02 After 1st cycle 10-Sep-2024: PSA 3.1 After 2nd cycle 01-Oct-2024: PSA 2.09 After 3rd cycle 22-Oct-2024: PSA 1.49 After 4th cycle 12-Nov-2024: PSA 1.52 I am really worried about the slight increase in PSA after 4th cycle. Please advise.

My husband has been receiving PSA tests since his prostectomy in March 2023. They have been <0.1. He just had another PSA test, but it was a screening PSA which showed 0.1. Any difference in regular PSA tests and screening PSA tests?

PSA 8.6. SBRT 10/23. PSA 9 12/23 post SBRT PSA 11.96 2/24 PSA 9.34 5/25. PSA. 4.85 8/24. PSA 6.48 Today. PSA. 5.9 Opinions from 2 RO’ feel that the 6.48 was a bounce and my case is complicated by prostatitis.

Approximately 67% of the patients reached undetectable PSA at some point, with variations based on disease volume—62% in high-volume and 84% in low-volume disease subgroups. 2 - Time to PSA Progression: Darolutamide extended the time to PSA progression substantially compared to placebo, with hazard

I always thought that untreated PSA only went up...

Ok, first of all...I don't know my PSA density and I had not heard about it before! But this is an interesting study (with all the limits of retrospective studies) about how PSA nadir and density can predict better outcomes of metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer.

I’m 8 months into stage 4 Gleason 4+ 5 PSA 31 to start after 3 PSA tests steadily down to 0.11 . Next PSA test is Oct 29 . If it’s same number or lower ( PSA) test , why don’t they give you another scan to see if the radiation got it all ? I had 28 rounds of IMRT in June / July .

Early PSA response at 6 months is both a predictor and a causal mediator of treatment efficacy for ADT plus apalutamide in men with mHSPC.

PSA <0.1, T~300-400. Starting Dec. 2023 PSA began rising. Tried Lupron Depot in July. PSA has continued to rise. Now at 2.7. Ga PSMA PET last week reveals only a “mild to moderate uptake in prostate region near residual brachytherapy seeds”. No evidence of metastases. What else can cause PSA rise?

He told me follow up in one year for PSA test and appointment. My question is, should I wait one year for a PSA test? Thank you

Is the PSA number always dropping when in treatments? Mine was at 2.77 last month and now at 1.07.

PSA at 1st checkup had risen to 11.8 12/23 Put down to post radiation inflammation. PSA 1/24 -8.6 PSA 5/24 - 4.6 PSA today 6.4. No ADT

Psa is 50. I'm screw

PSA is going up. 0.04 on 24th April, 0.27 on 25th July, 0.41 on 24th August and 1.68 today. I have been on Eligard since I was diagnosed with metastatic PCa in 2016 and my psa has been usually negligible.

Heres my updated graph with PSA on the y axis on a log scale, and time on the X axis with 3 month intervals. The blue dots are PSA measurements except for the last 2 which are prognosis for my next visit, and predicted time to PSA=2.0.

My PSA had dropped to 2.8 by July 2024. In September another PSA test showed an increase to 4.2. I recently met with a well known Urologist who tested me on 10/24. My PSA has now increased to 9.25 while my % free PSA has dropped to 6.8. My PHI score is 33.7. The Dr. does not seem concerned.

My former Doctor, who passed away, fought this rising PSA with Doxetaxel and had my PSA below one, but my new Doc is hesitant to use Doxetaxel for some reason.

Had my prostrate removed, psa went up, had radiation, psa went up, went on eleguard, psa kept going up, tried erleada, did nothing, psa kept going up, now at 25, also found a tumor on bladder outside wall. Oncologist wid a blood test and it showed that keytruda might work.

Had a PSA result of 0.267 from clinic first visit!? ... Biochemical recurrence!!!??? Panic... Then Went to my normal lab with 4th Generation PSA Assay <0.006