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Stopping ADT

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: 19 hours ago | Replies (47)
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Gleason 9 dictates 24 months or more . Started ADT December 2022 :stopped ADT January 2025. Now I m still dealing with side effects. It stays in your body 253 days or 8.4 months/ my studies. After stopping the butt injection. So essentially I m still on ADT til it’s out of my body. Hope that’s not confusing.

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northoftheborder | @northoftheborder | May 1 8:17am

Note that the OP's cancer is metastatic — that most-likely indicates ADT+ARSI forever, not just 24 months, though there's ongoing research and discussion.

The Gleason number predicts the risk of metastasis, so it's *almost* irrelevant once the metastasis has already happened (it's almost always an 8 or 9 at that point, as my oncologist explained when I asked).

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majed | @majed | May 1 8:18am

Hi, you stopped all medications now?

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