Intermittant Hormone Therapy

I was diagnosed a year ago with Pca.  PSA12, Gleason 8, early bone mets, 2 spots about 1cm on the sacrum, and one similar sized on the femoral neck.  I have been on lupron and casodex for the past year and just received an additional 4 month shot. My current PSA is .04.  This summer while in Colorado I met with a prominent Pca Oncologist who recommended intermittent hormone therapy.  I called my Pca Oncologist, and he reccomends continuous Hormone therapy at least until my PSA starts to rise.  Could we discuss this and get additional  opinions.

Intermittent hormone therapy is simply an interrupted or cycled version of hormone therapy, in which the therapy is stopped after the PSA drops to an undetectable level, and is re-started when it rises to a predetermined level. There is a great deal of discussion over what these levels should be, but most agree that the PSA should bottom out for at least two or three months, and the treatment should resume when the PSA reaches one-half the pre-treatment value. The two arguments for using intermittent therapy: It allows the patient to enjoy the benefits of testosterone for at least part of the time, and It may postpone the time when hormone therapy fails.  Once hormone therapy fails you have limited treatment options.

I am interested in who the prominent PC oncologist in Colorado.  I have recently been diagnosed with PC and would like a prominent doctor to have a second opinion before I decide on treatment.  Sounds like this oncologist is up to the latest procedures.  So if you don't mind I would like the doctors name, location, and number if possible.  Thanks an continued good luck with your treatment.

Edbikes

 

On 9/6/2007 Edbikes wrote:

I am interested in who the prominent PC oncologist in Colorado.  I have recently been diagnosed with PC and would like a prominent doctor to have a second opinion before I decide on treatment.  Sounds like this oncologist is up to the latest procedures.  So if you don't mind I would like the doctors name, location, and number if possible.  Thanks an continued good luck with your treatment.

Edbikes

 

Does anyone have advice on Intermittant Homone Therapy ? My father who is 67 and in great health until 3 months ago is on this total Androgen blockade. Gleason was 9 and small bone mets on both femurs and minute spot on spine.

 Thanks,

 

 

On 9/6/2007 Edbikes wrote:

I am interested in who the prominent PC oncologist in Colorado.  I have recently been diagnosed with PC and would like a prominent doctor to have a second opinion before I decide on treatment.  Sounds like this oncologist is up to the latest procedures.  So if you don't mind I would like the doctors name, location, and number if possible.  Thanks an continued good luck with your treatment.

Edbikes

Have you received the Doctors Name; Location and Number?  I would like to talk with him myself.

Thank you

fishingmex