Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PrCa Video Chat, Sep 15, 2025
UPCOMING PRESENTATION…Dr. JONATHAN EPSTEIN IS BACK for an AnCan webinar on Tue, Sep 30 at 8.pm Eastern! “Interpreting Prostate Needle Biopsies in Today’s World” He’ll discuss Bx from early AS to advanced Pr Ca inc. AI – with plenty of time for Q&A. Register at https://ow.ly/PpoX50WVsJ4
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Editor’s Pick: Whether old or young, consider carefully before opting for surgery with hi-risk disease (rd)
Topics Discussed
Older gent who did surgery now faces MDT, salvage RT and HT; contrast an under 50 gent who did surgery and lso needs salvage RT; and another 4+5 younger man debating RP; chemo resulted in pleural effusion damage; hearing loss and abi??; Novartis re-ups with 12 mos addtional Pluvicto; PSMA shows slight increase in tumor size and L3 met for our Mod; something else cud be going on beyond the prostate cancer
Chat Log
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AnCan – rick sent: 5:55 PM
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AnCan – rick sent: 6:03 PM
Dr. Russell Szmulewitz, UofChicago https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/find-a-physician/physician/russell-szmulewitz
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AnCan – rick sent: 6:10 PM
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Jeff Marchi – San Francisc sent: 6:17 PM
Can they do nerve sparing surgery
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AnCan – rick sent: 6:20 PM
May be able to spare the neves on the unaffected side, Jeff
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AnCan – rick sent: 6:21 PM
Rathkopf, McHugh
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AnCan – rick sent: 6:24 PM
Marc Valens marcvalens@aol.com
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DJ Fairbanks – Michigan sent: 6:25 PM
JAck and DAphne FAirbanks
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Steve Roux, North Michigan sent: 6:30 PM
Dr. Kaleb Fedak. Petoskey, MI. Karmanos Cancer Ctr.
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AnCan – rick
sent: 6:30 PM
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AnCan – rick sent: 6:31 PM
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Brian Haack – Eagle, ID sent: 6:39 PM
I thought Pluvicto was only approved for 6 months?
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Jeff Marchi – San Francisco sent: 6:41 PM
6 treatments not months
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Brian Haack – Eagle, ID sent: 6:41 PM
Yes, thats correct
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Jeff Marchi – San Francisco sent: 6:42 PM
In Australia they will do two sets of 6
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Steve Roux, North Michigan sent: 6:51 PM
GREAT Meeting guys! Time for me to walk the dog and hit the hay. See you next week!
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Bruce Schrimpf sent: 6:52 PM
Nice being here. See you folks next week!
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DJ Fairbanks – Michigan sent: 6:58 PM
Dr Heath wants to do CT scan of lungs versus another PSMA PET next time – if that relates to Ben. We also saw Kwon and he suggested choline PET…
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DJ Fairbanks – Michigan sent: 7:00 PM
We are not with him any longer
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DJ Fairbanks – Michigan sent: 7:01 PM
hub’s psa 0.36 with lung mets
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Brian Haack – Eagle, ID sent: 7:03 PM
Also consider the axiom (Ed: sp Axumin) scan in addition to psma and fdg
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Brian Haack – Eagle, ID sent: 7:05 PM
I’ll give a report next week. Nite gents
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Bob Alvord sent: 7:05 PM
gotta run. See y’all next week.
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Donald Hiatt sent: 7:09 PM
How do I sign up for a “newbie” session?
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Jim Marshall, Veteran, Alexandria, VA sent: 7:10 PM
Show up next week prior to 06:00pm ET. Jim M
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Donald Hiatt sent: 7:11 PM
I’ll wait until next week
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Thomas Matica sent: 7:13 PM
great meeting. Got to go. Thanks to all the men…..and women.
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Donald Hiatt sent: 7:13 PM
I do have a question at the end about Actinium based PSMA
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Jeff Marchi – San Francisco sent: 7:14 PM
Can kill salivary glands
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Donald Hiatt sent: 7:20 PM
Yes, 5 Lu-177 treatments have decimated my salivary glands.
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AnCan – rick sent: 7:21 PM
@DonadHiatt – just be here in the first 10 minutes of the meeting. Next week’s meeting starts at 6 pm on Tue 9/23
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Bob Schwartz U.S.N. Venice, FL. sent: 7:25 PM
A great mtg. again. Have to go.
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AnCan – rick sent: 7:25 PM
Kessler Rehab
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DJ Fairbanks – Michigan sent: 7:26 PM
Thank you everyone –