Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, Sep 4, 2023
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Editor’s pick: Five of our Regulars wrestle with recurrence this week; and one more is his own best advocate to get a scan(rd)
Topics Discussed
Eminent internist handles Gleason 4+5 diagnosis well; recurrence points to doublet therapy; abiraterone can result in cardio/BP issues; innovative GU med onc addresses lung spots with switching meds before trying RT; Gent finds his own NIH trial to his doc’s chagrin; T. flows back well post Orgovyx; PSMA scan shows oligoMx recurrence – AnCan reassures anxious Gent; with too many lesions, spot RT may yield to chemo; finally feeling better post prednisone; enzalutamide makes another man dizzy; doc agrees on FDG PET for concordance with PSMA but shies away for Payer reasons; neuroendocrine blood markers; Jimmy G remembers Jimmy B. – and Gent shares his Merkel Cell history.
Thanks for those private messages to me about being afraid. I can’t seem to reply privately so thanks everyone!
Len Sierra sent · 7:18 PM
According to Dr. Karim Fizazi, Darolutamide was not associated with a higher incidence of seizures, falls, fractures, cognitive disorder, or hypertension than placebo.
Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, Aug 21, 2023
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Editor’s pick: Giving medical advice vs providing information (as AnCan does)… it’s a delicate balance that one Gent doesn’t want to hear. (rd)
Topics Discussed
docetaxel + Pluvicto trial; PALB2 actionable; spot RT to L4; need a GU med onc NOT uro at SF-VA; FDG scan largely confirms PSMA; coming off prednisone; ACTH test; KP Maui gent needs Dr. Harzstark for IHT discussion; soursop/graviola may help but talk to HCP; post Pluvicto, check concordance; using metformin; blood counts; healthy prostate tissue may muddy the waters; 7 years on abi carries risk of morphing – but Gent doesn’t want to her that; time for IHT??; PSA testing frequency Chat Log
Chat Log
Jim Marshall, Alexandria, VA sent · 5:24 PM
ATM was another mutation which got thrown into the mix.
Joe Gallo sent · 5:31 PM
Webinar: PARP-Inhibitors and Prostate Cancer – Gotta Have a Mutation??? by Alexa Jett | Jul 1, 2023 | Recent News, Webinars https://youtu.be/DErm2tkTiws
Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, July 17, 2023
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NOTE: August Schedule Change for Tuesday meetings only – Tuesday, Aug 1 and 15
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Editor’s Pick: Worth waiting until the end to hear our sonorous tones on the Eastern Front relate liver marker issues during Pluvicto… but maybe down to gabapentin?? (rd)
TopicsDiscussed
New sponsor Blue Earth and Posluma; younger man (55) reports successful treatment; denovo Mx gent needs GU med onc; drug financial subsidies help- one of our gents; hypertension and abiraterone; neurological symptoms; lodging suggestions during treatment; cancer returns to prostate bed; 2nd series of Pluvicto treatments; what to do when PSA makes tiny move off insignificant; ALT & AST swing during Pluvicto – could it be an unrelated drug?; gabapentin issues
Chat Log
AnCan – rick sent · 5:34 PM Dr. Andrea Harzstark
AnCan – rick sent · 5:38 PM rd@ancan.org
Jim Marshall, Alexandria, VA sent · 5:59 PM Zytiga is also called Abiraterone It is generic.
Jim Marshall, Alexandria, VA sent · 6:03 PM Genitourinary Medical Oncologist
Julian – Houston sent · 6:30 PM Dr. E is awesome!!!
AnCan – rick sent · 6:39 PM Who in Houston would talk to me about where to stay when going to MD Anderson. Can you say?
Matt Krieger sent · 6:41 PM What is pluvecto (spelling?)?
Peter Kafka – Maui sent · 6:41 PM Most centers have a sheet with places to stay that work with the hospital. Call your doc’s receptionist
AnCan – rick sent · 6:42 PM Pluvicto
Joe Gallo – Bucks Cty PA sent · 6:45 PM One of our AS moderators Hugh Idstein is a Houston resident if you want any help beyond the hospital list.
Richard Tolbert sent · 6:47 PM I live in the Houston area and can provide some hotel options near M.D. Anderson. (contact rd@ancan.org for Richard’s email)
AnCan – rick sent · 6:48 PM Another question to me from John Babb: As a disabled veteran which base or post would the best to try for housing while I am at MD Anderson?
Matt Krieger sent · 6:49 PM I nap every day at 55 if I can find a way!!
Don Needham – Bend, Or sent · 6:50 PM I nap every day after my walk and weights.
Julian – Houston sent · 6:50 PM Naps are good – I try to take one every mid-afternoon.
Matt Krieger sent · 6:58 PM It seems like everyone here is having PSA tests that have a sensitivity down to like .01, whereas the Kaiser tests I get just say ‘less than .06’ if it’s below that level. Should I be pushing for a more sensitive test, does that have value?
Peter Kafka – Maui sent · 7:00 PM You can try asking Kaiser about ultra sensitive PSA testing. But usually they only use it for guys who have had a prostatectomy as primary rather than radiation,
AnCan – rick sent · 7:01 PM Matt – My suggestion would be not to worry. You still have a prostate. I agree with Peter – not needed if you have a prostate.
Matt Krieger sent · 7:01 PM Got it, makes sense and thanks much —
Jim Marshall, Alexandria, VA sent · 7:02 PM Am using Kaiser and I get the Ultra-Sensitive every month for last year Mid Atlantic Kaiser
Frank Fabish Columbus OH sent · 7:06 PM Got to guys. Thanks guys. Stay strong.
Richard Tolbert sent · 7:07 PM Thanks everyone. Have a great week!
Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, July 11, 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.
NOTE: August Schedule Change for Tuesday meeting only – Tuesday, Aug 1 and 15
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Editor’s Pick: Abiraterone can have significant cardio comorbidities (rd)
Topics discussed
Immediate recurrence following RP; older Gent seeks GU med onc after 12 years; PSA fluctuates during Pluvicto; no more Pluvicto problems – maybe thanks to AnCan!; GU med onc in Toronto – but is it needed?; abi +meddling with dosage may have lead to heart issues; older Gent continue Pluvicto; HT therapy does what it should – to the concern of this physician patient; doc raises darolutamide monotherapy; upcoming webinar and August calendar change
Chat Log
Neil Brandom sent · 3:23 PM Note to self : GU Medical oncologist Mathew Rettic UCLA Rana McKay UCSD
Len Sierra sent · 4:59 PM Jack et al., This is why you want to take darolutamide even with a low T level: Nubeqa (darolutamide) is an androgen receptor inhibitor. Darolutamide competitively inhibits androgen binding, AR nuclear translocation, and AR-mediated transcription
Alan Babcock sent · 5:02 PM That makes my wife happy. bye
Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, Dec 27, 2022
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Editor’s pick: Unintended consequence of radiation therapy — subsequent surgeries become risky. Plus: research into mushrooms — and a fanatic who had one of us chickening out and turning tail.
Topics Discussed
Patient who got radiation now needs organ repair after a damaging kidney stone treatment — but surgeon is pessimistic because of scarring, plus a bladder growth is discovered; kidney stone sufferers feel the pain; too many mushrooms — and do they even work?; turkey tail fanatic holds Dr. A hostage; hot-flash sufferer turns successfully to acupuncture; bowel problems after radiation; Gleason 9 with PSA of 1; beware colonoscopy if there’s bowel problems; old prostatectomy and new PSA rise; how high a PSA before salvage?; types of lung biopsy; cloak of secrecy getting yanked after he tells pharma reps of side effects; doc explains ADT duration for salvage; cancer patients OK with Medicare Advantage?; paying back to AnCan. (bn)
AnCan- rick · 6:49 PM FDA approves turkey tail for certain cancer patients http://www.bastyr.edu/news/general-news/2012/11/
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· 6:51 PM Host Defense Mushrooms. My Community: Comprehensive Immune Support. Buy on Amazon 120 Capsules
AnCan- rick · 6:53 PM FDA approves turkey tail for certain cancer patients … BAD LINK
