George, very interesting approach How long have you been doing this? What is the daily bicalutamide dosage?...
George, how long is the bicalutamide holiday? What are the targeted PSA levels?...
George, thanks. So if these markers are within the ref range and stable, PSA is low and stable, then can we say that the disease is under control?...
Logo, I'm doing fine with casodex monotherapy and don't consider change the current treatment until it fails. This is my MO's recommendation too. I agree that no scan will show anything at this PSA...
Alephnull, My disease is under control with Casodex only since recurrence (5 years ago). What would be the benefit of adding Lupron?...
I had surgery in 2011 and adjuvant IMRT to prostate bed in 2012. Pt3b, Gleason 8 (4+4) with tertiary 5. Psa recurrence 5 years ago, PSA rose from nadir 0.003 to 0.8. Treatment with Casodex since...
I'm on Casodex mono therapy for almost 4 years. Current dose is 50 mg tablet every 3 days (10 tablets every month). Recent PSA is 0.25 and testosterone 307 ng/ml. SE's are gynecomastia and decrease...
https://www.int-imm-foundation.com/en/your-diagnosis/your-diagnosis-prostate-cancer.htm...
Hi Farz, Don't know the price of Xtandi in Iran but it could be cheaper in Turkey. The retail price of Xtandi 40 mg 112 capsules in Turkey is around $2,100 at the current exchange rate. There may be...
Hi GE, the only side effect of tamoxifen in my case is that it caused a decrease in my testosterone level....
You can take Tamoxifen 10 mg or Raloxifene 60 mg daily to prevent gynecomastia. Tamoxifen 20 mg daily may even reverse gynecomastia at the beginning....
Teddy9, Yes I do take ER antagonists to prevent gynecomastia. I started with tamoxifen 10 mg daily, it worked for preventing breast tenderness and swelling but it also caused o continuous decrease in...
Rust, I wouldn't recommend orchiectomy, it's irreversible. PSADT of 2.5 months is short but if your body responds to HT, it is not important at all. 3 years ago I had PSA recurrence and the PSADT was...
Teddy, I was on Lupron for 13 months, between May 2011 and June 2012. My surgeon was also Dr Tewari. I had IMRT at MskNY in 2012. 3 years ago my PSA rose to 0.8, at that time I had a Ga68 PSMA PETCT....
Hi Teddy9, I highly recommend Dr. Scher, he has vast experience in pc and can offer you some "crazy" treatment alternatives. Following recurrence almost 3 years ago, he has been treating me with...