Experiences with

Taxotere

If I do taxotere she would agree to do hormonal treatment tamoxifen. So I’m just so confused!!!

The study included two different groups: Group A (80 men) were given docetaxel chemotherapy (Taxotere) followed by one of the second-line hormonal therapies: either abiraterone (Zytiga) or enzalutamide (Xtandi) Group B (32 men) were given a second-line hormonal therapy then followed by Taxotere

PSA-History * July 2019 - start chemo Taxotere * Aug 2019: PSA 122; Chemo-Taxotere * Aug 2019: PSA 81; Chemo-Taxotere * Sept 2019: PSA 71; chemo-Taxotere * Oct 2019: PSA 74; Chemo- Taxotere * Oct 2019: PSA 76; Chemo-Taxotere * Nov 2019: PSA 86; Keytruda #1 (200mg every 3 weeks) * Dec 19: No PSA

For those that have had Taxotere how long did you see your drop in PSA last after your last session? I’m hoping to get a couple of months of stable PSA out of the treatments.

Can anyone share and side effects on taxotere? I will be starting this IV Chemo and I’m trying to prepare myself. Can anyone tell me some things that will ease or prevent side effects will be great as well! Thanks 🙏🏽

Secondly it was mentioned that the amount of taxotere could be reduced. Has anyone had a treatment not the maximum dose and still had success. Thanks

Diagnosis June 2019 Stage 4, mets to liver lungs and pelvis, PSA levels negligible as this type of prostate cancer never presented with elevated PSA levels. 1st regiment: Taxotere 6 infusions which saw progress in tumor reduction size. 3 months off. 2nd regiment: Taxotere + carboplatin 9 infusions,

Previously: RP, radiation x 2, and taxotere chemo. I “progressed” after each of these. Has anyone on the forum seen things turn around again while staying on the same treatment? Why wait until the PSA hits 2.0 before moving on to the next protocol?

Then added Taxotere on 07/19/19, strategy of being aggressive to the fight. So, on 02/20/2021, stopped all meds, because PSA is still undetectable, but my mind seems to get lost at times, is this because I'm 60 years old? Or, did the PCa treatments contribute to my mental acuity issues?

It contains taxotere but I’d get weekly injections with lesser side effects instead of monthly injections of taxotere with stronger side effects. See below. My April 7 PSA Diagnostic did not drop for the 3rd month in a row.

I started taxotere 2 weeks ago. I was wondering if anyone can answer a couple of questions. When I had SBRT the oncologist told me that the treatment may make the cancer angry and cause pain in those spots being treated.

I started my 3rd round of taxotere yesterday and they tested my psa . Before the chemo I have 3 rounds of SBRT which dropped my psa from 60 to 16. After my 1st round of chemo my psa dropped from 16 to 13,4 yesterday my psa was back up to 15.1. Should I be panicking that the chemo is not working.

I met with my second oncologist yesterday about the fact that I have had 6 doses of taxotere .

Had 15 Taxotere sessions in 2015 Since the restart of chemo, PSA has dropped from 9.6 to 4.2 - not as much as I hoped :-( with two more to go But, a decrease is always welcome.

Does it mean that Taxotere has stopped working? Any input is appreciated.

Started 7 sessions of taxotere starting mid october 2017. April 2018 Started 39 sessions of radio therapy to the prostate and metastasis. January 2019 did 5 sessions of radiosurgery to the mets.

Three weeks ago I had my last of 6 sessions (every 3 weeks) of Taxotere and monthly Lupron shots. Post RP PSA was 63 and now after chemo undetectable. Got back Ct scans and no Mets to chest, abdomen or pelvic area. One enlarged node shrank. Staying on Lupron and starting Xtandi.

I just took my 4th taxotere treatment and had blood work done my alkaline photophase dropped down to 99. But my psa went up from 15,4 to 25.8 . Feeling pretty hopeless that this not working. Also I had to have a catheter inserted 2 days before the treatment and test .

June 2020, still on Decapeptyl and Taxotere, 6 infusions. Break for a 3 months then second line chemo Jevtana. Stopped after 4 sessions of Jevtana. Oncologist says he is resistant to both Taxotere and Jevtana.

One of my oncologists stated that the taxotere could be problem because it effects the nerve endings. Just a little concerned that will not go back to normal. Thanks for any input.