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Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jun 19 9:41am | Replies (34)
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So, what's worse-- continuing ADT with it's possible complications or stopping ADT and risk cancer progression/metastasis? Continuing sounds like the less risky choice to me and maybe the ADT complications can be treated? This is the confusion and difficult decision I'm having. Of course, maybe the longer I'm on ADT the more likely CR will show up? And I've read that CR makes the prognosis poorer.

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jeff Marchi | @jeffmarc | Jun 18 10:33am

I know plenty of people that are CR and have been living many years, including me, for six years after CR diagnosis. The drugs that have come out in the last few years have made a big difference in this group. ARSI drugs like Zytiga and the lutamides have greatly extended The lives of people with CR. Used to be many didn’t live two years. I’m sure they live quite a bit longer now. My father died a couple years after Lupron failed him today he would’ve been alive many years longer with the ARSI drugs.

They are already testing a drug (Hopefully more than one) That you can take after the ARSI drugs fail. That would extend life even longer for people with CR.

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