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I'm intrigued: you want to stay on ADT longer and I want to cut it short! I was diagnosed as "regional risk" (prostate + iliac lymph nodes) with Gleason 7 (3+4, 4+3) in December. I started Orgovyx Christmas Eve and completed 44 radiation treatments(26 pelvic, 18 prostate-specific) April 22. PSA 6.4 at diagnosis, 0.01 May 22. One of my oncologists believes the PET interpretation, but another thinks the seriousness was overstated. So, I'm only on Orgovyx rather than a combination of ADT and ARPI. Doctors suggest 24 months, but I'm hoping to be allowed to switch from ADT to ARPI at 12 months, planning to catch and strangle any cancer cells that escaped radiation and are in Satan's workshop working with the elves to build castrate resistance. 5 weeks following radiation, I'm feeling a little better, but I've had every Orgovyx side effect listed on their website but one and my testosterone is 0. I think now that I'll be ok, but in March I was ready to stop treatment and accept the consequences. I don't wish hormone therapy on anyone, friend or foe.

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ADT recommendations vary from different Drs and Institutions; all trying to get you the best PCa control possible together with the best QOL maintainable.
PCF.org just had and posted a webinar in late May on Hormone Therapy that you might find interesting.
Best wishes