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Treatment after rp radiation and 2 bcrs
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Nov 16, 2023 | Replies (15)Comment receiving replies
It may help this group yo provide more clinical data which might include clinical history, did you have surgery or not, when, pathology report..,
When was your BCR, were they PSA based only or PSA and imaging?
What were the treatments for your previous BCRs?
With those PSA results it's generally not useful to use those for calculating PSADT.
There is nothing "wrong" with what you and your medical team are doing given the clinical data you provide.
Is this for a definitive time and what clinical data would determine coming off?
If this combination of drugs knocks your PSA to undetectable and keeps it there, well, you have your answer. If your PSA starts rising while on this treatment that's another discussion with your medical team and this forum.
Attached is a chart I use to track my clinical history for discussions with my medical team.
Kevin
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Kevin, that chart is incredible. Of course, I hope I never have one with so much on it.... I think BCR (biochemical recurrence) is by definition based on PSA, right? The imaging then tries to figure out the why behind it.
From your chart, it looks like I could call that two BCR's, which you have marked with the red graph lines.
I spent some time studying your chart just now, and my biggest reaction is just one from the heart--this has been a challenging and frustrating journey, but you are still alive and taking action with your medical team. My secondary reaction is to soberly brace myself, because there may be much more to my own PC journey than I have yet experienced.