Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, June 27, 2023

Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, June 27, 2023

Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, June 27, 2023

AnCan is grateful to the following sponsors for making this recording possible: Bayer, Foundation Medicine, Pfizer, Janssen, Myriad Genetics, Myovant, Telix & Blue Earth Diagnostics

AnCan’s Prostate Cancer Forum is back (https://ancan.org/forums). If you’d like to comment on anything you see in our Recordings or read in our Reminders, just sign up and go right ahead. You can also click on the Forum icon at the top right of the webpage.

WEBINAR this week … PARP-Inhibitors and their role treating Prostate Cancer. Who saw the FDA approval for Talapro + Xtandi this week? Hear one of the investigators talk about this combo on Thu June 29. Register at  https://tinyurl.com/ancanparpwebinar

All AnCan’s groups are free and drop-in … join us in person sometime! You can find out more about our 12 monthly prostate cancer meetings at https://ancan.org/prostate-cancer/  Sign up to receive a weekly Reminder/Newsletter for this Group or others at https://ancan.org/contact-us/

Join our other free and drop in groups: Men (Only) Speaking Freely…1st & 3rd Thursdays @ 8.00 pm Eastern https://ancan.org/men-speaking-freely/         Veterans Healthcare… 4th Thursday @ 8.00 pm Eastern https://ancan.org/veterans/

Editor’s pick: Where next when standard treatments are behind you? (bn)

Topics discussed

Chance a risky trial hundreds of miles away?; think ahead before firing the last bullet; mixed reviews of Cancer Commons; “too old for a PSA test” and now metastatic; what’s “Pluvicto” in Canadian?; one man, two dueling prostate cancers; making it through Pluvicto; check for PSMA avidity before a pricey treatment; will Pluvicto last?; facing chemo after six lucky years on ADT; after success with triplet therapy, time for drug holiday?; new man starting Keytruda; bad cancer + low PSA?; shrinking the unshrinkable prostate; turned away at OHSU and seeking something comparable; magnesium for neutropenia; BAT is no home run; what counts as exercise?

Chat Log

Mark Finn · 7:06 PM
Rick – finishing up packing for camping trip. Will have to depart soon.

David Muslin · 7:07 PM
Have fun Mark Finn

Ben Nathanson · 7:19 PM
Pluvicto – generic “lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan” – formerly “Lu-177 PSMA-617”

Frank Fabish Columbus OH · 7:32 PM
Got to go guys. Thanks again for good info. see you next Monday.

David Muslin · 7:48 PM
Got to roll men. See y’all next week.

AnCan – rick · 7:49 PM
646-749-3129 222 583 973

Steve Schuler · 7:49 PM
I think my laptop needs a reboot

Steve Schuler · 7:50 PM
My question was really simple actually: any suggestions in the northwest for good med oncologists for second opinions?

Bob G · 7:50 PM
Gotta go. Fatigue kicking in.

Steve Schuler · 7:51 PM
Yes, I’ve tried both the ear buds and now the laptop microphone, and neither is working for the microphone

Steve Schuler · 7:53 PM
Washington, Oregon, or I am also looking now at CA (San Francisco). I am willing to travel some. I am in Seattle

AnCan – rick · 7:53 PM
I’ll ask ….

Julian – Houston · 7:54 PM
Go to go – see you next week!

Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, June 27, 2023

Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, June 19, 2023

Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, June 19, 2023

AnCan is grateful to the following sponsors for making this recording possible: Bayer, Foundation Medicine, Pfizer, Janssen, Myriad Genetics, Myovant, Telix & Blue Earth Diagnostics

AnCan’s Prostate Cancer Forum is back (https://ancan.org/forums). If you’d like to comment on anything you see in our Recordings or read in our Reminders, just sign up and go right ahead. You can also click on the Forum icon at the top right of the webpage.

WEBINAR next week … PARP-Inhibitors and their role treating Prostate Cancer. Who saw the FDA approval for Talapro + Xtandi this week? Hear one of the investigators talk about this combo on Thu June 29. Register at   https://tinyurl.com/ancanparpwebinar

All AnCan’s groups are free and drop-in … join us in person sometime! You can find out more about our 12 monthly prostate cancer meetings at https://ancan.org/prostate-cancer/  Sign up to receive a weekly Reminder/Newsletter for this Group or others at https://ancan.org/contact-us/

Join our other free and drop in groups: Men (Only) Speaking Freely…1st & 3rd Thursdays @ 8.00 pm Eastern https://ancan.org/men-speaking-freely/         Veterans Healthcare… 4th Thursday @ 8.00 pm Eastern https://ancan.org/veterans/

Editor’s Pick: Hot flashes flare up! (rd)

Topics Discussed

Switching to darolutamide; is ARV7 still relevant?; cabazitaxel (Jevtana) vs docetaxel (Taxotere); mega fatigue may warrant a drug holiday; starting Pluvicto on top of chemo; Ambrx ARX517 trial; troublesome hot flashes are a flashpoint; picking the right GU med onc; starting immunotherapy while tapering on steroids; pectin supplements

Chat Log

Len Sierra sent · 5:28 PM Darolutamide inhibited the transcriptional activity of AR mutants identified in the plasma of CRPC patients progressing on traditional therapies. In particular, darolutamide significantly inhibited the transcriptional activity of the F877L, H875Y/T878A, F877L/T878A, and the previously unreported T878G AR mutants, that transform enzalutamide into a partial agonist.

John A sent · 5:33 PM Liu et al. Selective degradation of AR-V7 to overcome castration resistance of prostate cancer. Cell Death Dis. 2021

AnCan – rick sent · 5:38 PM Oliver Sartor now at Mayo

AnCan – rick sent · 5:49 PM Depo-Provera

George Southiere sent · 5:56 PM ACTH(adrenocorticotrphic) stimulation test = patient given ACTH and adrenal gland function is assessed- usually done by Endocrinologist

John A sent · 5:57 PM thanks

George Pat Martin sent · 6:00 PM I’m worn out. Gonna log off . be back next week

AnCan – rick sent · 6:04 PM Venlafaxine

Len Sierra sent · 6:05 PM https://embrlabs.com/products/embr-wave-2

AnCan – rick sent · 6:07 PM Embr watch.. d/c

Ancan50 sent · 6:07 PM Depo provera

George Southiere sent · 6:08 PM Gabapentin has helped me due to my severe neuropathy and has helped the hot flashes for me

sent · 6:09 PM I take 600mg gabapentin 3 times a day now. It never helped with my hot flashes.

Len Sierra sent · 6:37 PM modified citrus pectin (MCP) increases the prostate-specific antigen doubling time in men with prostate cancer: a phase II pilot study

Len Sierra sent · 6:39 PM 1. Modified citrus pectin (MCP) increases the prostate-specific antigen doubling time in men with prostate cancer: a phase II pilot study

Len Sierra sent · 6:40 PM https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14663471/

Salvador sent · 6:43 PM Thank You for your feedback.

Chip & Jane sent · 6:48 PM G’nite All.. thanks for the fine discussion.

George Rovder, Arlington VA sent · 6:52 PM Thank you all. Good Night.

Salvador sent · 6:53 PM Thank You everyone, I learned a lot tonight

Terrill SF sent · 6:53 PM Thank you all. Good Night.

Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, June 27, 2023

Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, June 5, 2023

Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, June 5, 2023

AnCan is grateful to the following sponsors for making this recording possible: Bayer, Foundation Medicine, Pfizer, Janssen, Myriad Genetics, Myovant & Telix

AnCan’s Prostate Cancer Forum is back (https://ancan.org/forums). If you’d like to comment on anything you see in our Recordings or read in our Reminders, just sign up and go right ahead. You can also click on the Forum icon at the top right of the webpage.

Apologies to all who attended live last night! GoTo issued a massive update over the weekend and did not advise their customers. Some folks couldn’t even open their rooms – in our case we lost video. Citrix support was less than honest, causing even more grief. As you saw we had to shut down the room and restart after they reset our settings. It put me in a very grumpy mood … :-(( – apologies if I offended anyone!

All AnCan’s groups are free and drop-in … join us in person sometime! You can find out more about our 12 monthly prostate cancer meetings at https://ancan.org/prostate-cancer/     Sign up to receive a weekly Reminder/Newsletter for this Group or others at https://ancan.org/contact-us/  Join our other free and drop in groups: Men (Only) Speaking Freely…1st & 3rd Thursdays @ 8.00 pm Eastern https://ancan.org/men-speaking-freely/       Veterans Healthcare… 4th Thursday @ 8.00 pm Eastern https://ancan.org/veterans/

Editor’s Pick: I could go for the very end with ice cream and Capt Joe’s tips on koi – BUT how about somatic testing?! It’s so important, many docs don’t test, and when they do, forget to repeat!

Topics Discussed

Dx at a young 80, denovo Nx; time to switch from the VA?; Gents wants to add abi but doc reluctant; chemo fails – nothing sticks… what next but somatic testing!; multiple treatment modes at one time;…and another without answers who needs testing and a GU med onc; retention issues from RT damage – back to rad onc; our foamy gland guy holds steady; switching to Metformin for diabetes … and cutting out the ice cream!; all you ever wanted to know about keeping koi!

Chat Log

rd sent · 5:31 PM DELMARVA gents… organize a lunch!!!

rd sent · 5:48 PM somatic testing

Julian – Houston sent · 6:31 PM good evening everyone – see you next week! Thanks!!!

TonyFig sent · 6:53 PM https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/people/31825023-peter-van-veldhuizen

Peter sent · 7:09 PM Good night gents!

Steve Schuler sent · 7:22 PM Thanks folks, have to go

Mike Yancey – Oklahoma sent · 7:26 PM Great Meeting. Early morning of more treatments. Gotta drop

Chip & Jane sent · 7:29 PM G’Nite Gents. THANK YOU! Seems I found a ” home” here . Much appreciated.

Frank Fabish Columbus OH sent · 7:37 PM I’m off. Thanks guys.

Jack G. sent · 7:37 PM Good night and thanks. See you next week. Jack G.

Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, June 27, 2023

Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, May 23, 2023

Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, May 23, 2023

AnCan is grateful to the following sponsors for making this recording possible: Bayer, Foundation Medicine, Pfizer, Janssen, Myriad Gentics, Myovant & Telix

AnCan Foundation deeply mourns our dear Board & Advisory Board Member, Moderator and Brains Trust Brother, Herb Geller. To read more click https://ancan.org/herbert-herb-miles-geller-phd-1945-2023/ 

All AnCan’s groups are free and drop-in … join us in person sometime! You can find out more about our 12 monthly prostate cancer meetings at https://ancan.org/prostate-cancer/
Sign up to receive a weekly Reminder/Newsletter for this Group or others at https://ancan.org/contact-us/

Join our other free and drop in groups:
Men (Only) Speaking Freely …1st & 3rd Thursdays @ 8.00 pm Eastern
https://ancan.org/men-speaking-freely/
Veterans Healthcare … 4th Thursday @ 8.00 pm Eastern https://ancan.org/veterans/

Editor’s Pick: Handcuffed by HMO, making the best of it. (bn)

Topics Discussed

Memory issues, but HMO won’t allow him darolutamide — try monotherapy abi?; tumors block TURP surgery, hoping ADT will ease surgeon’s job; AnCan pushes for better Orgovyx pricing; acupuncture and hot flashes; abi first, then enzalutamide — not the reverse; doing well on daro doublet after chemo; Orgovyx probably won’t thin the fog; mulling DEXA scan report; daro monotherapy addresses heart issue; filling the need for exercise with an e-bike; how much vitamin D?; grateful after switching to a GU oncologist; keep alert to side effects in Xgeva and Prolia; AnCan’s prostate cancer forum is back (https://ancan.org/forums); Embr Wave outdoors; landing an appointment with Oliver Sartor.

Chat Log

Harry Spila · 7:58 PM gotta go, take care everyone
AnCan – rick · 7:59 PM Happy riding!
Harry Spila · 8:00 PM 🚴
Mike Yancey – Oklahoma · 8:06 PM Gotta run
julian – houston · 8:06 PM great conversation, as always. Enjoy your Memorial Weekend!

ICE  Checklist … in case you go cold!

ICE Checklist … in case you go cold!

ICE Checklist … in case you go cold!

Last month’s Under 60 Stage 3 & 4 Prostate Cancer meeting was small, intimate and produced a true gem from Down Under to benefit all AnCan’rs …

For the life of me, I forget what raised the topic … maybe a Death with Dignity discussion – but Aussie AnCan’r, Steve Cavill told us about the ICE “In Case of Emergency” Checklist Document that he and his wife Leonie, who occasionally attends our Care Partners Group, have both completed. Steve and Leonie reside in the suburbs of Melbourne and are currently heading towards mid-Winter.

This ICE Checklist takes much, if not all, the difficulty out of placing your key information in one place. Like your vital passwords to your laptop, phone or bank accounts; names of key individuals in your life and more. You know .. all that information making it possible for someone to piece your life together if you’re suddenly no longer with us.

Frankly it’s information we should all compile no matter how old. With this checklist guide at hand to march us through it, there can be few excuses. Just remember, this version of the ICE checklist was created in Oz, so it may not be fully applicable Stateside.  If one of our US volunteers has time to ‘Americanize’ it, I feel sure it will be greatly appreciated – we have very few solicitors in the US and a few too many attorneys!

Here’s the checklist document in Word format ICE Document Template  Now do your part …. and a BIG THANK YOU, Steve Cavill!!