Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, Jan 15, 2024

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Editor’s Pick: Four new men give us plenty to talk about. (bn)

Topics Discussed

With “innumerable” metastases, he braces for chemotherapy; urologist blames the patient for ADT mood swings, and also fails to prescribe second-line drug; focal therapy might be right for post-radiation recurrence; PSA nearly 50 but biopsy claims he’s Gleason 6 — prostatectomy proves otherwise; colon cancer’s genetic tie-in with prostate cancer; drug holiday’s an option, but keep calm when PSA creeps up; “I’ve been to the four corners of the United States” seeing doctors — Dr. E is next; don’t put off somatic testing, and consider abiraterone monotherapy; let precision medicine target your BRCA before considering a clinical trial; vomiting worsens with with each Pluvicto round — seek palliative care!; wobbly testosterone recovery; even without testosterone, getting stronger through exercise.

Chat Log

Peter Kafka – Maui · 8:23 PM
somatic genetic testing

AnCan – rick · 8:28 PM
Men Speaking Freely https://ancan.org/men-speaking-freely/ Thursday, 8.00 pm Eastern in this room. Just drop-in

AnCan – rick · 8:37 PM
Genitourinary Medical Oncologist

Peter Kafka – Maui · 8:39 PM
peterk@ancan.org

AnCan – rick · 8:46 PM
Channing Paller https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/results/directory/profile/3138167/channing-paller

AnCan – rick · 8:50 PM
PROMISE https://www.prostatecancerpromise.org/?utm_campaign=ANCAN&utm_medium=link&utm_source=Webinar

AnCan – rick · 8:54 PM
Steven don’t forget Men Speaking Freely on Thursday

dennis NJ · 9:10 PM
Thank you everyone

AnCan – rick · 9:17 PM
Elisabeth Heath https://www.karmanos.org/karmanos/karmanos-physician-directory/heath-elisabeth-8225

Frank Fabish Columbus OH · 9:39 PM
Thanks everyone. got to go.

Gary – New Jersey · 9:41 PM
Thank you everyone for the discussion and your suggestions. Have to go now.

“Thomas” Matica WA · 9:50 PM
FTG Scan??? Explain, please. FTM

Len Sierra · 9:50 PM
FDG scan

Len Sierra · 9:51 PM
Fluorodeoxyglucose

“Thomas” Matica WA · 9:52 PM
Thanks, Len. I’ll look it up.

Len Sierra · 9:54 PM
HK2 : Human kallikrein-related peptidase 2 (hK2) is a tumor-associated member of the kallikrein family that shares significant homology to prostate-specific antigen and is minimally expressed in normal non-prostate tissues.

Jeff betz · 10:02 PM
Gotta go guys thank you!

AnCan – rick · 10:08 PM
https://ancan.org/your-dental-health/ Dental Posts

Len Sierra · 10:12 PM
Phase 2 study suggests that Abi monotherapy may be as effective as Abi + ADT. Published in journal Nature. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41391-022-00533-6

Steven Roberts · 10:13 PM
ok, fellas I got to drop….talk to you all next week and thanks