Stage 4 PC Longevity: Anyone have prostate cancer more than 10 years?
There is a lot of great info on this forum. I am 54 and was just diagnosed in January with metastatic Stage 4 PC. (Hip, L4, Sacrum, and a small liver lesion). My PSA has gone from 359 in January to .24 last week and I feel great! I am curious to know how many guys on this forum have been treated for more than 10 years and what your quality of life is like. It is stories like this that will give me (and others) more hope. Peace to you all!!!
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Yes my husband was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in 2013. (11 years ago) He has been treated at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance for 11 years. His last treatment program was Pluvicto. Unfortunately this last treatment only lasted 9 months and has now failed. He is on hospice care in home, currently. We have had many good years and now we are on this last journey. I encourage men to seek treatment early
Just curious, how old is your husband & do I understand correctly it was the Pluvicto that failed?
My husband is 74 years old. He has gone through many treatments that eventually stopped working. He remained on Lupron injections every 3 months consistently. He was first on dexamethasone 2 and 1/2 years, zytiga for 3 years, These were the more stable years and lower PSA levels. He had testosterone injections for a year that brought his PSA down and then stopped working. Re-tried zytiga last year but it failed. Because of the Pluvicto not being approved in the US until 2021 he waited without any treatment for 9 months. Then to have Medicare approval to try Pluvicto he had to go on chemotherapy drugs. He lost extensive weight and became very weak. This may have been the reason that when he was approved for Pluvicto he was in a weakened state and never really seemed to benefit from this treatment. I think it is going to be a life saver for many men.
I am sorry to hear of this situation and appreciate immensely sharing the personal details amidst a time period of emotions that I can not imagine, but offer wholeheartedly my sincerest comfort for you and your husband.
If only in bones Radium 223 is approved I understand
https://www.healthline.com/health/prostate-cancer/radium-223-for-prostate-cancer#procedure
. Most health insurance plans cover a majority of the cost. Most government healthcare plans, such as Medicare, cover Xofigo for prostate cancer1
This too is valuable
https://airomedical.com/blogs/treatment-guides/what-is-better-actinium-radium-or-lutetium-for-prostate-cancer