http://prostatecancerinfolink.net/2009/10/29/does-adt3-really-work-the-tarp-study/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:40:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://prostatecancerinfolink.net/2009/10/29/does-adt3-really-work-the-tarp-study/#comment-10115 Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:38:43 +0000 http://prostatecancerinfolink.net/?p=7105#comment-10115 True … but then that’s why the TARP study is being carried out.

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]]> http://prostatecancerinfolink.net/2009/10/29/does-adt3-really-work-the-tarp-study/#comment-6278 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:22:03 +0000 http://prostatecancerinfolink.net/?p=7105#comment-6278 Forgot to check-mark the “Notify me of follow-up comments via email” so have done so now.

]]> http://prostatecancerinfolink.net/2009/10/29/does-adt3-really-work-the-tarp-study/#comment-6277 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:19:06 +0000 http://prostatecancerinfolink.net/?p=7105#comment-6277 Using myself as one example, on recurrence of my disease in 1996 my urologist put me on an ADT2 protocol with Lupron and bicalutamide/Casodex. Since it appeared he was leaving me on this protocol indefinitely, my research began. After 5 years on constant ADT2 I moved to a medical oncologist and stopped both drugs. 1.5 years later my PSA began a rapid rise and by 2 years I returned to ADT but this time added dutasteride/Avodart for triple hormonal blockade/ADT3. Nearly instant PSA and T drop to castrate levels, so 1 year later again off the Lupron and bicalutamide/Casodex, BUT this time continued the dutasteride/Avodart to continue inhibiting returning T from converting to DHT. This time it took over 2 years before any rise from <0.01 ng/ml, and in the following 4.5 years my PSA has been on a very slow rise from <0.01 ng/ml to its most recent 1.16 ng/ml. My plan is return to bicalutamide (and possibly Lupron) to accompany my continuing dutasteride/Avodart when my PSA reaches 2.0 ng/ml, but at its current rate of increase, that could be another couple of years. So, for this ADT patient, triple hormonal blockade/ADT3 has worked much more efficiently with the added 5AR inhibitor dutasteride/Avodart than the earlier ADT2 with only Lupron and Casodex.

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