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Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jan 18 7:24am | Replies (48)
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@tango32652 We just had my first 6-month PSA test in December. (I’ve tracked all my PSA tests; see attached.)
My Gleason at the start of treatment was 7(4+3); I had 28 fractions of proton beam radiation (during April-May 2021) + SpaceOAR Vue + 6 months of Eligard.
I listened to a recorded webinar last week where the urologist mentioned, “following primary radiation…..if a patient has not experienced a biochemical recurrence by 5 years, the chance of developing a distant metastasis after that across all risk groups is only 3%”.
So, my next PSA test (in June) will be just after the 5-year mark.
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@brianjarvis
Congrats as you approach the 5 year anniversary of your primary treatment! Sharing PCa journey data is very helpful for those of us who opted for RT or RT + ADT. I started lupron + abiraterone in 3/2022 and proton therapy in 6/2022. My psa has been < .03 until last August when it was .04. In November it was .05 and in December .03. While knowing that PSA > .03 is normal and expected with RT as primary therapy, being a Gleason 9 with cribriform and EPE, having a measurable psa for the first time wasn't a positive experience. For me to be able to see small changes from test to test in your data is reassuring. Thank you!
If you have a link for the webinar you mentioned, I would appreciate your sharing it.
Wishing you all of the best.
Bill