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Who is a good candidate for Intermittent ADT?
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@psmick Did you have your blood draw yet (5 months since Nov 2024)?
I was wondering if your are taking (or will take) an ADT holiday. I was Gleason 7 (3+4) non-metastatic two months ago, been on ADT Orgovyx (my 4th week now), and just completed today my 5th and last session of my SBRT treatment. My oncologist indicated that we'll see if I can be off Orgovyx after 8 months or a year. I think it will help if I compare notes with you, since we are both Gleason 7.
@web265 You were also Gleason 7. Are you still off ADT?
@linric70 How is your husband now, still on/off Orgovyx, works well for him? What was Gleason score and PSA when he was diagnosed. I was Gleason 7 (3+4), PSA 10.06
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@web265 You were also Gleason 7. Are you still off ADT?
Still off ADT for now. Stopped taking Orgovyx on 6/1/2024 PSA has been < 0.006 since that time with the lastest test being done 2/28/25
PSA was 77 (2 years ago), Gleason was 8.
He has been off from Oct. 8th until Feb. 28.
Started back on Xtandi & Orgovyx on the 28th. He had total knee replacement on March 4th. I was worried he'd had the bad hot flashes and night sweats after surgery but it went great.
He has not had surgery because it has migrated to a lymph node and a spot on his hip bone.
He is still under a 6 week watch. Blood draw, then follow up - above 2.0 on drugs, below 2.0 for two cycles vacation. He's now reading a .22. This has worked for him for a little over 2 years now. I still hold my breath every 6 weeks waiting for PSA results.
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My most recent blood draw was in March, with testosterone increasing from 10 to 119. My PSA also rose from .01 to 1.6, with my last Lupron injection on August 14. My Urologist has given me two more months of AS, and wants another blood draw in May, at which time he/we will decide how to proceed. ADT is the only treatment I have received for my non-metastatic cancer.