Experiences with

Salagen

I am writing for my mother who has mbc. So far she has received anastozole, nolvadex for the early stage, and for mbc fulvestrant +ibrance, paclitaxel, capecitabine, she is currently on vinorelbine iv. He has metastases on the liver and bones, so far he is stable. liver biopsy: er 70%, pr 0%, her2

starting Eribulin after trodelvy did the trick for 6 months. I’m beet nervous and scared as you all know when starting anew chemo. Scared it won’t work and scared of side effects. I now have liver Mets🥹. I’m devastated. Can someone share some experiences with this drug? Side effects? How long they

hello all. Well my last two ( three month) PSA tests were 0.10 and MO. And RO. Recommend somewhat early salvage radiation treatment. A question I would like some input on is should I look into proton therapy over IMRT. I would need to travel to Fred hutch or Salt Lake City as I live in Reno Nv. Just

has anyone been on this drug ?

If we end up going down that road here is a recent paper on it. https://www.auajournals.org/doi/10.1097/JU.0000000000003890 (Post RT) Post RP https://www.auajournals.org/doi/10.1097/JU.0000000000003892 https://www.auajournals.org/doi/10.1097/JU.0000000000003891

https://www.auanet.org/guidelines-and-quality/guidelines/salvage-therapy-for-prostate-cancer Not surprising. I think they should recommend adjuvant ADT at a PSA≥0.35 instead of ≥0.7 because I think patients are hoping for curative SRT and not just equivalent survival. https://www.prostatecancer.news

Summary: Patients in this audience have had both radical prostatectomies (RP) and salvage radiation treatment (sRT) and want to know their chances of having recurrent prostate cancer. This study developed a predictive model called a nomogram that predicts the 6-year progression-free probability (PFP

Writing regarding my dad. Worried and dont get any answers / just wait and see approach from medical team :( Dad 63 years old now, was diagnosed with prostate cancer october 2022. 2 small tumors 5x3 mm was shown on MR, no spread shown there. Biopsy showed gleason 3+4 ( 4 was 50%) Ralp surgery robotic

Writing regarding my dad. Worried and dont get any answers / just wait and see approach from medical team :( Dad 63 years old now, was diagnosed with prostate cancer october 2022. 2 small tumors 5x3 mm was shown on MR, no spread shown there. Biopsy showed gleason 3+4 ( 4 was 40%). Ralp surgery robotic

[i]Anthony D'Amico, MD, on Waiting for PSA Rise Post-Surgery Before Obtaining PSMA-PET – Study suggests that waiting too long before obtaining PSMA-PET can put some patients at risk, MedPage Today, ASCO > Prostate Cancer, by Jeff Minerd , Contributing Writer, July 6, 2023[/i]. After radical

Looks like I'll be soon heading for 6-7 weeks of IMRT salvage radiation. Has anyone been treated or aware if MRI-guided linacs such as the Mridian Viewray offer an advantage over CT-guided ones when it comes to post-op salvage radiation? With prostate gone, it seems a higher portion of the bladder and

Hello All I just completed the second BT procedure at MSK. Pain level was maybe 3 but mostly gone the next morning with some soreness. My next step I’m told is bloodwork in 3 months which I’m not concerned about. I am concerned about the 6 month MRI which could show if any cancer still remains. When

Currently there are two prescription drugs available: pilocarpine (Salagen) and cevimeline (Evoxac). However, both have potentially significant side effects that may preclude their usage. Good oral hygiene is critical in preventing dental disease.

I take Urso, Ocaliva, Prednisone, Salagen and thyroid meds by prescription. I was taking Benadryl a couple days and it was perfect, out like a light. I read Benadryl may not be safe for long term use with liver disease/cirrhosis.

Yesterday it was reported that five young patients, who had suffered with systemic lupus erythematosus, are in remission after CAR-T-cell therapy, raising hopes that similar success might be achieved in other autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis https://www.theguardian.com

Failing nubequa mono therapy with a doubling time of 8 months, Deciding what to do next with a Psa of 3,5. If adding lupron fails try orgovyx. Than what!, Recent f18 psma pet\ct scan showed local prostate reccurrence of 2cm tumor on left side of prostate non metastatic. R O said no salvage therapy on

I was diagnosed with MBC in March of 2021. I am currently on Halaven which is my fourth line of defense. Hopeful!

I rarely cross post to Patient Power but today there is a story by a fellow CLL patient I have known for many years as DebinOz. She is one of the few I know of with a more aggressive form of CLL than mine. And I think she has more air miles than my 750,000 with United. Len - See: https://patientpower.info

I am 58 years old. I’m 185cms and weigh 95 kg. I was diagnosed with Gleeson 4+3 =7 around Feb 2014. I had a radical prostatectomy in 2014, Monitoring of my psa showed increasing levels; from 0.02 to 0.57 in Feb 2021. So it took 7 years to get from 0.02 to 0.57 I commenced ADT treatment 3 months

So, today I visited the center in Reading, PA where they have been using Viewray Linac since 2019. The RadOnc I met with seemed very knowledgeable and spent a lot of time. Good bedside manner. He too discussed pros and cons of various options. He also ruled out Brachy or SBRT due to prostate size