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Usage of Immunotherapy , HIFU , Cryoabalation , NanoKnife , TULSA PRO.
Apparently, these treatments really only work properly with somebody who has a Gleason of 3+4 or less. I have been recommending looking into them for people that have higher Gleason scores, It appears I was wrong about that and they should not need to investigate those techniques because they aren’t going to work well with those higher Gleason cases.
A 3+4 with intraductal or cribriform would also not be looking for those treatments.
I would love to hear from somebody in here that has had one of those treatments with a high Gleason score, and how successful it was.
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I had Tulsa Pro for Gleason 7 (4+3) at Mayo Rochester (I am part of a clinical trial). At 3 months my PSA was down to 0.68 from 8.6. Time will tell how successful. I go in for my 6 month PSA and MRI on Jan 21. I have had no side effects.
Did you have intraductal, cribriform or SVI? Those factors are aggressive and affect procedure choices.
Results sounds good, I suspect it’s like radiation. You will get lower and lower as time goes on.
I had a 7 (4+3) and underwent TULSA at the end of November. My Dr. said I was a good candidate for the treatment. The MRI showed that all the cancer was gone after treatment. I go back in March for follow up.
Did you have intraductal, cribriform or SVI? Those factors are aggressive and affect procedure choices.
I had not found this discussion board before I had my procedure. If I did, I would’ve had a lot more questions to ask the doctors. However, the team at Mayo looked at all my data and decided Tulsa pro was a great fit for me. Here is some verbiage from my pathology report: Cribriform glands are present. Peri-neural invasion is present.
HOW LONG DID THE PROCEDURE TAKE PLUS HOW LONG DID YOU HAVE THE CATHETER IN ?
Thanks .