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Post RT 6 years after RP with Rising PSA now at .28.
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@jeffmarc
Hi Jeff. After your recurrence after SRT and starting long term ADT have you taken any ADT "holidays"? Also, how often is your PSA checked now? Thanks.
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@perrychristopher
My PSA has been checked monthly for the last eight years.
I did take a holiday from ADT last year. I was off for eight months. I spoke to my oncologist about this choice and she agreed that after I’ve been on ADT for almost 8 years my testosterone was very unlikely to come back, Much less come back quickly.
My testosterone was coming back at a relatively rapid rate. The first couple of months it went up 80% each month the last few months it was going up around 25% every month. Because I have BRCA2 my oncologist, wanted me back on ADT. While I am castrate resistant, some of the cancer is not, So ADT does have its benefits.
I’m actually going to speak to my oncologist next week. I’m going to Request that I stop ADT for six months and started it again stop and start. My testosterone won’t rise too much And Nubeqa will keep my PSA undetectable. This is an attempt to prevent my prostate cancer from becoming neuroendocrine.