CRPC with PSA at 20.71, started Zytiga+Prednisone 04/2017

Ok, Here is another update today, 05/12/2017;

I started the Zytiga + Prednisone on April 5th. This is my last few PSA results as the Lupron started to lose it's efficacy to prevent the PSA from rising, and then the latest PSA as of yesterday;

12/30/16 05.87
02/01/17 10.60
04/03/17 20.71
05/11/17 11.50

This has made my first month on this new treatment worth while, and shows that it seems to be working well.

I just thought that there are some members that may want to know this data.

Thanks,
Ted

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Post from 04/19/2017

Here is an update on my status.

I am now Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer (CRPC), with my PSA going to 20.17 on 04/03/2017. I started Zytiga+Prednisone on 04/05/2017. I received a Lupron implant in 02/2017 that will provide a continual dosage for 12 months.

It has been a journey that took me from 12/2007 until 02/2017 to get to this stage. This may provide some sense of hope for others on their journey, where their prostatectomy failed to work. I think it is a good thing to look back over my journey to know that from diagnosis to CRPC it took over 9 years.

It may take another month or so before I will know how well the Zytiga+Prednisone will work for me, but from what I have heard from others on this blog, it is expected that this may drop my PSA down to undetectable. It is hoped that this will start the clock ticking all over again. It is anticipated that I may get another two or three years, and possibly longer, before the alarm starts sounding. This treatment has an average efficacy of 24 to 36 months.

The next phase will most likely be to visit with the Oncologist to make a plan for Chemo Therapy.

Anyone else that has had a journey like mine may want to chip in as well.

Thanks,
Ted.

Hi Tedgard,
Sorry to hear that you have joined the CRPC club but it sounds as if you are getting excellent care. Zytiga has worked wonders for me since November 2015 and for most it provides excellent results.

I notice in your signature that your gleason score was 3+3. I have heard so many on this site claim that a gleason 6 score grows so slowly that therapy is almost never needed. I have also read claims that Gleason 6 cancer is so much like regular prostate tissue that it would be impossible to survive outside of the prostate.

Your particular case seems to refute those claims and is a good example why we should all be our own best advocate and learn as much about this disease is possible.

I'm sorry that I went off on a rant on your post but I did find it noteworthy. Take care and wishing you lots of success with Zytiga.

Ted, did the pathology report after your surgery confirm that you were indeed a Gleason 6 ?

My path is similar to yours but I was a Gleason 9 so my journey is moving along at a somewhat higher speed....

Hello Ted,

Many of us here are on ZYTIGA ... truly hoping it works well for you ...

I started ZYTIGA after finishing up a series of chemotherapy treatments ...

In my case, the ZYTIGA knocked my P.S.A. down to an all-time low ...

ZYTIGA is still helping me ...

I am on my 22nd monthly bottle of ZYTIGA ... I'm a school teacher and it has carried me through two entire school years. I'm grateful for that.

I decided to start saving the empty ZYTIGA bottles, just as a way to mark my progress.

Wishing you all the best, Ted !

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