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I have been Dx with stage 4 Prostate Cancer and have moved in backbones. And started treatment. Bicalutamide/ Lupron/Reclast, now going to Abiraterone/ Pred.... I am concerned about taking Pred for a long period.. I had a second option at UCLA Medical Center, and they suggested I do Apalutamide or Enzalutamide. I would like to hear from anyone who has had these other drugs and results... I am with Kaiser and wonder ??

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You needn't worry about the prednisone taken with abiraterone. It is only a replacement dose because abiraterone prevents your adrenal glands from producing cortisol. It is not enough to create side effects of its own.

There is a reason to prefer Zytiga over Xtandi as the next hormonal agent.

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Welcome pdaleuski! Good job finding this cite . UCLA is top notch in my book .

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That's a low dose of pregnisone. It will only replace what abiratorone takes out of you. I was on it 3 1/2 years.

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pdaleuski

PSA was 538

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Kaliber

Welcome aboard brother. 💪💪💪👍👍👍

I wouldn’t worry about it. I did take much higher dosage in 2004. Try asking this question to your medical oncologist, “Doc, if you were me and presented with my cancer numbers, what would you do?”

GD

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