New test/studies and links to them

smilingoldcoot

Regular Member

Joined : Jan 2008

Posts : 338

Posted 6/5/2008 8:51 AM (GMT -7)

Aureon Laboratories Introduces Prostate Px+, First Biopsy-based Test To Predict Prostate Cancer Disease Progression And Recurrence

NewsRx.com

http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/1,14286,00.htm?c=1004:5:1:2

Research Explains How Advanced Prostate Cancer Becomes Resistant To Androgen-Deprivation Therapy

PR Newswire

http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/1,14288,00.htm?c=1004:5:1:2

Apthera's NeuVax Produces Delays In Recurrence In High-risk HER2-positive Prostate Cancer Patients

http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/1,14290,00.htm?c=1004:5:1:2

Richard

Retired USAF Richard & Debbie on The Shores of Toledo Bend Lake Louisiana

Biospy 1/10/08 Gleason 10, Stage T1C 8 of 12 samples positive all Less Than 5%

U of Florida Proton Therapy Institute

5/2/2008 LUPRON & Casodex

IMRT to start 5/16/2008 for approx 4 weeks with Proton to follow for approx 4 weeks

Turn Stumbling Blocks into Steping Stones and Keep Smiling

Our Journey is on WWW.GLEASON10.COM

Tony Crispino

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Joined : Dec 2006

Posts : 8128

Posted 6/5/2008 11:25 AM (GMT -7)

Great Post Richard,
Your research is very strong and I'd like to keep your links together here. I encourage others here to read Richards blog as well. Great stuff!!!

Tony

Age 45 (44 when Dx)

Pre-op PSA was 19.8

Surgery on Feb 16, 2007 @ The City of Hope

Post-Op Pathology: Gleason 4+3=7, positive margins, Stage pT3b (Stage III)

HT began in May, '07 with Lupron and Casodex 50mg

IMRT radiation for 38 Treatments ending August 3, '07

Current PSA (May 9 '08): <0.1

I will continue HT until May '09.

Years in Remission (3/23/07): 1

Visit my Journey at:

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/tonycrispino

STAY POSITIVE!

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BillyMac

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Joined : Feb 2008

Posts : 1858

Posted 6/5/2008 4:44 PM (GMT -7)

Great post Smiling,
The news that the tumours can manufacture their own testosterone is particularly interesting and may lead places in the future. Thanks for the links. They go straight into my prostate bookmark folder.
Bill

1/05 PSA----2.9 3/06-----3.2 3/07-------4.1 5/07------3.9 All negative DREs
Aged 59 when diagnosed
Biopsy 6/07----4 of 10 cores positive for Adenocarcinoma-------bummer!
Core 1 <5%, core 2----50%, core 3----60%, core 4----50%
Biopsy Pathologist's comment:
Gleason 4+3=7 (80% grade 4) Stage T2c
Neither extracapsular nor perineural invasion is identified
CT scan and Bone scan show no evidence of metastases
Da Vinci RP Aug 10th 2007
Post-op pathology:
Positive for perineural invasion and 1 small focal extension
Negative at surgical margins, negative node and negative vesicle involvement
Some 4+4=8 identified ........upgraded to Gleason 8
PSA Oct 07 <0.1 undetectable
PSA Jan 08 <0.1 undetectable
PSA April 08 <0.1 undetectable