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Anyone take a Treatment Holiday? Intermittent use of ADT (hormone Tx)

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Oct 10 5:53pm | Replies (36)
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@billfarm

Excellent area to explore! I am on orgovyx/zytiga/prednisone post surgery 12/15/22. Do we experiment with holiday? Would that prolong the efficacy of adt or hasten the resistance? Stage4 will not likely be cured by local radiation therapy so I am hoping to extend usefulness of adt. How long can a person survive on adt if resistance doesn’t occur?

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edmond1971 | @edmond1971 | Nov 5, 2023

How long can a person survive on ADT if resistance doesn't occur? --- This is a great question and without the ability to give an answer (because it depends on many factors), I would offer encouragement and self-education by checking out the PCF webinar from last month (October 17, 2023: Advanced Prostate Cancer Series: Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Disease) and also watching the upcoming webinar (November 29, 2023: Advanced Prostate Cancer Series: Metastatic Castration-Resistant Disease), both are available within this link: https://www.pcf.org/pcf-webinar-series/

For myself, I have heard stories that ADT efficacy can last from months to years to decade plus. Some folks stay on ADT for a long-time, others become resistant and have to enhance their treatment package.

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