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Hormone therapy before radiation treatment question....
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Mar 29 11:12am | Replies (39)Comment receiving replies
Thank you so much for the information and links....I am so glad I found this group.....Everyone has been very helpful, and I am learning by everyone's responses, and comments throughout this board....
I received an update from NYU today as well....They sent my biopsy slides to a company in Florida (Artera) which does an AI assessment of the biopsy slide...My prognostic risk score was "low"...And the document mentioned "no clear risk reduction with the addition of short-term androgen deprivation therapy to RT"...
The great staff at NYU believes with my advance PC, I should still follow through with the short term ADT. It's because the pathologist noticed cribriform when they reviewed the slides....I am waiting for the Decipher results which won't be ready for 4-5 days....
The nurse practitioner did mention to me that the ADT treatments will be for 4-6 months, and not 4-6 weeks.....I guess I misunderstood when I met with the RO at NYU....either way I am preparing myself mentally and physically for the journey ahead....
I really appreciate all the guidance and support from ya all.....
You all are in my prayers!
Thank you!!
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@lg22222 I had both a Decipher and Artera-ai test. In my case, I was true on Artera-ai and 0.81 on Decipher so there was agreement on the need for ADT. I think it is wise that you are getting both tests. Even though you were false on Artera-ai, you might still get a high Decipher score that would justify going on ADT. Let us know what you and your RO believe to be the Decipher score that would tip you towards needing ADT. See my bio for more info.