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Test results after 6 weeks of Eligard
Just got some blood test results after being on Eligard for 6 weeks. Do the numbers sound good for this stage?
Testosterone = 5.7 ng/dL
PSA - 0.6
I thought PSA should be even lower but maybe 6 weeks is still early.
I 'think' it's encouraging. Next step is more ADT and radiation this summer.
Gleason is 9. Cribriform and PI.
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Where did your PSA start? 0.6 sounds pretty good to me for just 6 weeks into ADT, for what it's worth. My PSA took 3 months to get from the high 60s to undetectable (< 0.01) taking Firmagon and Erleada, and the doctors thought that was pretty quick (I hadn't had radiation to the prostate yet, either).
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1 ReactionStew - these are great results. You started at 12 with PSA, right? And now 0.6? Man, you really hit it good - very promising!
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2 ReactionsThanks Phil. You're right. PSA was 12. They did a thyroid test too. Apparently ADT can mess with it. I had no idea. I tested fine for that so far.
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3 ReactionsThen if your PSA has gone from 12 to 0.6 in just 6 weeks (before radiation or prostatectomy) your cancer is responding very well to ADT, and that improves your long-term prognosis — all of this coming from a layperson, of course.
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1 ReactionWhat were your numbers prior to starting for context?
PSA 12. Gleason 9. Cribriform and PI.