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Treatment for Prostate Cancer Metastasized to Bones

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I just watched a video given by Dr. Eugen Kwan at the Mayo Clinic. He recommends a 3-pronged treatment plan. First being Eligard, then along with Doralutamide or Abiraterone and then 6 cycles of IV infusion given once every 3 weeks of Docetaxel.

I'm in Canada. The Urologist here is giving me Eligard and Apalutamide.
According to Dr. Kwan the 'Triple Therapy' is a cure.

I have to now ask my Urologist why he is only giving me the Hormone Treatment when the 'Triple Therapy' according to Dr., Kwan is the new "IT' treatment.

I guess I might have to go to the Mayo to get proper treatment.

Anyone else had this 'Triple Therapy'...Has it worked??

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Thanks for your post. I'm in a similar situation in Canada — on Firmagon and Erleada, with bone-oligometastatic prostate cancer. My onco team is sticking with that because I'm tolerating it well and it's keeping my PSA undetectable and other bloodwork and tests in a healthy range. The team lead told me there are "lots of other things" to try if this stops working, but also that he's had patients in my situation go many years without any progression.

I don't have the expertise to evaluate the scientific papers that I have skimmed, but my impression is that the 3-pronged approach is still very experimental and based on early research — it might help or it might make you feel worse.

I don't think there's a consensus in oncology yet that metastatic prostate cancer is curable per se, although some researchers believe that oligometastatic prostate cancer might be, and I had curative (rather than palliative) doses of radiation myself.

The thing about ADT and Erleada is that there's really solid research showing its effectiveness in postponing progression (the Titan study). I, too, will be keeping an eye on other options and discussing them with my team.

Dr king is amazing in fridley Mn

I don’t think he says it’s a cure,just a better chance. I am one of his patients and just completed triple therapy also had Carboplatin with the Docetaxel. My scans are now inconclusive so I have started Pluvicto.

I spoke to my urologist surgeon about a triple therapy such as Dr Kwon recommended and he said that is within the SOC and he might order that. I doubt that my PC can be cured but slow it down as much as possible