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Prostate cancer after liver transplant: Concerned about ADT treatment
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Dec 29, 2025 | Replies (7)Comment receiving replies
@williemac, I made your question into its own discussion. I see your conundrum of taking hormone therapy for prostate cancer after liver transplant only 14 months ago. First of all, congratulations on the new liver. I can understand your wanting to protect your new liver.
While not prostate cancer specific, I'm tagging fellow transplant members like @smithpamelag @rachel5239 @shelbs16 who were diagnosed with cancer after transplant.
Williemac, is your oncologist in communication with your transplant team? Have you made any decisions about treatment?
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@colleenyoung Thanks for forwarding my post! My transplant team is aware of my situation and I have a CMP, CBC, PSA, and Testosterone done every 2 weeks. They are on top of both health issues. Since my post I spoke to a urologist with Mayo and they agreed that just doing the eligard for now with radiation would be a good path. They liked the idea of not taking the Zitiga at this time to not only protect the liver but also have that as an Ace in the hole to use for treatment down the road if needed. This discussion was communicated to my Medical and Radiation Oncologists and they are very comfortable with that path forward.
My PSA is at 0.44 and my testosterone is at 5 one month after starting the Eligard. I will start 28 sessions of radiation on January 29th. It was nice to have a conscience between Mayo and my team which made me feel as good as one can feel about the path forward.
Thanks!
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@colleenyoung I am actually 38 years post transplant. I consider myself very lucky. I was just diagnosed with breast cancer. I was on the fence about doing any treatment. My family was not happy about that. So I am starting chemo on Friday. I would die if I did nothing and if I die after this, at least I tried.