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Prostox - learn about whether radiation will cause problems

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Thanks Jeff for this update.

We asked RO about this test for salvage RT and he replied that Prostox is useful only for primary therapy. We knew that it is not the case but one can not argue with RO without having "black on white" proof for the argument.

We tried to contact UCLA for the info with no luck and I contacted Prostox and got very vague answers - not definitive "YES , it can be used for salvage" and how. I just got a link for a "poster" from some presentation, so no help there either.

So yes, if you would be so kind to ask that question it would be wonderful - how is Prostox used in planning salvage RT. Of course it can help with choice between SBRT and IMRT , but would it have any value for patient who would have IMRT ? Would it help with planing or it has no value since IMRT is going to happen so good luck with SA.

Thanks for the invite for AnCan - unfortunately due to privacy issues it can not happen.

Thanks so much in advance < 3

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jim18 | @jim18 | 19 hours ago

@surftohealth88 If your choice is RP vs IMRT vs SBRT the Prostox test can help you avoid late side effects by choosing a primary treatment with less probability. If you are locked into IMRT or SBRT as the only treatment it will just increase your worry and apprehension if it comes back with high risk. If you have a choice between IMRT and SBRT it is still valuable since less than 15% of those that test high risk do so on both the IMRT and the SBRT tests.

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