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The situation after Zytiga

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jan 28 8:32am | Replies (15)

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@joecontheroad

My understanding is that Zytiga restricts testosterone which feeds prostate cancer. Little, if any of the cancer, dies from that, but the PSA drops to sometimes "undetectable." If the biopsy results were correct, the cancer is still there and will *very likely* reassert itself as the effect of the Zytiga eventually -- as I understand almost always does -- wears off. (I have heard of -- but can't verify -- "hormone therapy," actually anti-hormone therapy like Zytiga, working for many years for SOME men.)

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When my husband started Zytiga in January of 2020, his oncologist told us it was effective for an average of 16 months. My husband was lucky and it kept his cancer in remission for a bit over 3 years.

And yes, neither Zytiga nor other similar drugs kill the cancer. They reduce the testosterone which reaches the cancer, suppressing its growth for a time.