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Erleada and Lupron: Does this combo wipe anyone else out?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Oct 21 1:27pm | Replies (49)
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@heavyphil

You know, I already do a lot of that - take two steps at a time, take stairs instead of elevator, etc. I have not experienced hormones to date - waiting (and waiting!) for my consult appt at Sloan. I highly doubt they’ll say I don’t need them - even though PSA is only .18 5 yrs post surgery…they are very traditional and don’t rush in to change protocols quickly.
I’ve already found an RO who said that I don’t need hormones based on new research, but I’m on the fence as to whether this is true in all cases ( NO Decipher Test unfortunately).

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northoftheborder | @northoftheborder | Jul 17 4:14pm

I don't remember your stage, but there's good evidence emerging that "treatment holidays" — stopping ADT and ARSI and waiting to see if your PSA starts rising again — produce overall-survival outcomes that are as good or slightly better for EARLIER STAGE prostate cancer.

Last I read, the evidence still showed slightly worse outcomes after treatment holidays for stage 4, but I'm still hopeful that will change when they've collected more data.

You're the CEO of your treatment team, so after hearing advice, it's your final decision what to do. I opted against a treatment holiday because I'm stage 4b oligometastatic and tolerating the hormone treatment well, but I may change my mind when a the results of a few more studies are in.

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