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Editor’s Pick: Gleason 10 de novo going strong 9 years later; sons need baseline PSAs starting at age 35 (bn)
Topics Discussed
De novo Gleason 10 got up-front triplet therapy — and his PSA is still low 9 years later; make sure your mutations are right for Pluvicto; Gemtesa helped him manage a full bladder for radiation; cellulitis isn’t uncommon in radiation therapy, bleach baths may help; the many steps of Mark Finn’s journey to hospice — when is it time to throw in the towel?; SBRT has replaced brachytherapy for many radoncs; there’s not just one kind of rectal spacer for radiation — there are three; important to get the right team, focused on genitourinary care, for radiation; “exercise enthusiastically — kills hot flashes — my personal experience”; PSA undetectable — why all these scans?; thumbs down on Walter Reed for prostatectomies; if you have kids, have them get a baseline PSA at age 35; a son’s PSA of 2.7 at age 39 is “definitely not normal” and an MRI is in the works; entrolled in a trial targeting SPOP mutation — side effects aren’t bad, but also no PSA improvement.
