What we did a little differently is that I didn’t want to wait 3-5 years to see if my 28 proton radiation sessions + 6 months of ADT treatments were working. (Age: 65, GG3, 4+3, PSA 7.976, localized disease.)

So, I asked my medical oncologist if we could do a PSA test around the 1st day of treatments (near my 1st Eligard injection), around the last day of treatments, then 18 months later (at my 2nd Eligard injection), and then quarterly. She said yes.

That way I would have continuous insight as to how things were going. I charted the results at every PSA test. (See attached.)

So far, things have turned out exactly as expected.

Wishing you the best with your progress!