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PSMA PET Scans...some interesting info

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Oct 28 4:54am | Replies (67)

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This explains why, after my husband's 2nd PSMA Pet scan, the doctor said it was good but it wasn't like AWESOME! He more gauges the process from blood work! and my husband first had CT scan and biopsies...
BUT after all that, the first PSMA PET scan, we only had the text about it and it sounded like he lit up like a Christmas tree, this second time it was much better, then a week or so my husband found the scans and we compared and WOW what a difference! a few spots still there, but not much compared to his body looking like he had chicken pox all over it on the scan!
Of course we're happy about it, but now it's terminal, so it's just a matter of how long the ADT will last...

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@beaquilter wrote "Of course we're happy about it, but now it's terminal, so it's just a matter of how long the ADT will last..."

I don't remember the specifics of your husband's diagnosis (and am not a medical professional in any case), but ADT is just the first treatment, not the last. And I forget: is he taking an ARSI like Nubeqa or Apalutamide along with the ADT? Studies like TITAN have shown that starting those at the beginning of treatment instead of waiting for ADT to fail dramatically prolongs the period of castrate sensitivity for many people with metastatic prostate cancer, to the point that TITAN never reached median overall survival (too many participants in the study group were still alive, which is a nice problem to have 🙂). Obviously, it would be a discussion with the oncologist.

@beaquilter Quilter- I think you will be surprised at how many other options there are when ADT starts to fail , IF , it does . There is a whole "war chest" of options that are now live options to ADT failure . Amazing how PC treatments have developed . I would get a second opinion from a Urologist . Pick a urologist that has many forms of treatment and is considered best in area of study ! Keep us in the loop Miss . God Bless to you and your husband Miss . James on Vancouver Island .