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First detectable uPSA since surgery 14mos ago

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Feb 4 6:07pm | Replies (17)

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@manutebol I'm on a somewhat similar trajectory, but a little further out. The latest was .020, also labcorp uPSA. I have noted that all value have been divisible by .004, but yours is not so maybe that is just coincidence. If that is the case though, >.006 would correspond to either .004 or .000, so the undetectability is likely a function of the effective testing range, not the actual value. So if it's less than .008 it doesn't get reported.
My urologist said he would recommend next treatment at .1, like you are suggesting. After the last uPSA, he declared me "stable." (Tonight we were joking that this is the first time anyone has ever declared me stable, which in itself should raise suspicions ;-).
When values were rising, we tested more frequently--every 3 months, but now that I have been declared "stable," it's back to every 6 months. I too had positive margin in one area, so I'm expecting it to start climbing sooner or later. Assuming it advances exponentially, 0.1 is really not that far away from .020. We'll see what comes next.

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Thanks for the note. I have seen a couple folks on the Labcorp say they had a 0.007 or 0.009, so I’m not sure on your theory. If you do keep getting numbers divisible by 4 indefinitely, head to the roulette table and take your shot. Should be easy money.

I meet with my surgeon later this morning for my standard annual visit, so we shall see what he says.

Just for informational purposes, I use LabCorp uPSA and have for some time.
Since stabalizing after salvage radiation my level has been reported as < 0.006 which makes me think that must be the threshold for that lab.