I do not want to undergo ADT. The side effects scare me. With a Decipher score of .61, do I really need it?
Patient Data 5-25-24
Age 68, High blood pressure, pre diabetes
Last three PSA scores 5.7, 5.8, 5.3
Decipher score .61
Currently undergoing Proton Therapy. Finished 10 of 29 treatments
Biopsy results:
A. Left lateral base of prostate, needle core biopsy:
-Prostatic glands and stroma without abnormality
B. Left lateral mid prostate, needle core biopsy:
-Prostatic glands and stroma without abnormality
C. Left lateral apex of prostate, needle core biopsy:
-Prostatic glands and stroma without abnormality
D. Left medial base of prostate, needle core biopsy:
-Prostatic adenocarcinoma, Gleason score 6 (3+3), grade group 1
-Tumor involves 0.5 mm of a single core biopsy (5%)
E. Left medial mid prostate, needle core biopsy:
-Focal chronic prostatitis
F. Left medial apex of prostate, needle core biopsy:
-Prostatic glands and stroma without abnormality
G. Right medial base of prostate, needle core biopsy:
Prostatic adenocarcinoma, Gleason score 6 (3+3), grade group 1
-Tumor involves 1 mm of a single core biopsy (8%)
H. Right medial mid prostate, needle core biopsy:
-Prostatic glands and stroma without abnormality
I. Right medial apex of prostate, needle core biopsy:
-Prostatic adenocarcinoma, Gleason score 7 (3+4), grade group 2
-Pattern 4 occupies approximately 30% of tumor
-Tumor involves 7 mm of a single core biopsy (75%)
J. Right lateral base of prostate, needle core biopsy:
-Prostatic adenocarcinoma, Gleason score 6 (3+3), grade group 1
-Tumor involves 0.5 mm of a single biopsy (6%)
K. Right lateral mid prostate, needle core biopsy:
-Focal chronic and acute prostatitis
L. Right lateral apex of prostate, needle core biopsy:
-Focal chronic and acute prostatitis
You have made your decision; have confidence in it.
ADT sucks. I took it for 4 mos as part of my salvage treatment for persistent elevated PSA after RP for G 9 PCa.
Should it have been longer? No one really knows.
Residual doubts are one of my treatment side effects.
Clearly from this and other posted threads, "some do and some don't".
You appear to have low level disease that you are treating in an appropriate manner.
Try to have confidence and best wishes.