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Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jan 28 8:42am | Replies (21)Comment receiving replies
Aha, I think we’re talking about two different situations. You’re talking about treating an intact prostate; in my case, ADT was to treat metastatic cancer after a prostatectomy. Sorry for any confusion. I hadn’t finished my first cup of coffee.
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I was actually referring to metastasis anywhere in the body not the prostate in particular. Someone reported metastasis in the lung disappeared recently on ADT. In other locations as well over the years.
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In either case, I have never read that ADT alone can KILL prostate cancer cells.
Were that the case, every single man with PCa could be “cured”, ADT discontinued and a complete cure for prostate cancer could be announced.
However, I do think something like that - a la Pluvicto - could be possible some day, wherein a radioactive/hormonal agent could be infused that only goes to PCa cancer cells and kills them completely. Might not be that far away, in fact, when you look back over even just the last 5 years and see how much progress has been made.