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@jeffmarc IN the PATCH trial, what happened with men who became castrate resistant while on the Estradiol? Were they continued on Estradiol or switched to Lupron or other ADT medications
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I missed answering one part of this question.
When someone becomes castrate resistant, they are given an ARPI. The patch or ADT they are on would be continued because not all of the cells are castrate resistant. Usually people go on Zytiga first, Unless they have heart issues in which case a lutamide Is much safer.
I became castrate resistant six years ago and my oncologist added Biclutamide to my drugs, it didn’t work well, keeping my PSA down so after 14 months, I was switched to Zytiga. It kept my PSA low, but not undetectable.
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@overage
I’m pretty sure they stayed on the estradiol patch.
If you go to ancan.org And search for estradiol, you can watch the two videos put up there about using estradiol patches.
I know a few people that are using estradiol full-time. The guy who does the videos for ancan.org Has been using it for over 10 years. I know other people in the same situation. Come to the reluctant brotherhood meeting tonight and you can meet one of the guys that uses it full-time.
Richard Wassersug Who does the videos uses the gel instead of the patch because he prefers it. I know another guy that uses injections of estradiol.