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Anyone have testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) after ADT?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: May 16 11:28am | Replies (82)Comment receiving replies
Depending on your case, many doctors will not recommend this since it can get the cancer growing again.
Once somebody has become castrate resistant, however, it can be used in large doses to kill off the cells that have become resistant.
There’s also a technique called BAT (bipolar Androgen therapy). It can be used in cases where people become castrate resistant and the drugs, no longer work for them. Getting on testosterone for a while can reverse that and they can get back on the drugs. It doesn’t work for everyone. Some people will have their PSA start to rise very quickly.
This newsletter has some real good information about BAT and a few other issues with treatment of prostate cancer.
https://online.flippingbook.com/view/150884930/2-3/
Here’s some more information about BAT
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9313844/
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@jeffmarc I’ve read research suggests trt works for a selective group of men.
Dr. Morgentaler concluded it is safe and effective in treating castrate-resistant prostate cancer, with around 30%–40% of patients experiencing positive responses. I haven’t seen any definitive information on which select sub group will be part of the 30-40%. How does one decide when the odds are less than 50%?