I was diagnosed with advanced PC in 2021 and told it cannot be cured. Have been on abiraterone since then. At my last appointment I was told that my medical team believed I was in remission. PSA undetectable for over 2 years bloods are all looking good. What does this mean I am confused
Hello Brizee and I would say that is great news. There is a good video on this topic.
https://youtu.be/5Sfub1QpY74?si=YC0XzG3Zp7Eba28V
Sometimes when you are in remission for a while the experts might consider giving you a holiday from hormone therapy as this is showing that it could prolong the time until recurrence in the future as well as giving you a better quality of life.
That’s brilliant Brizee! My husband is on triplet therapy and round 5 of 6 of docetaxal. We recently had a second opinion appointment at the Royal Marsden who kept talking about the aim of getting the PSA down to NED for 2 years and then taking my husband off hormone treatment. She kept talking about “if” the cancer comes back after that. Whereas our primary oncologist has said my husband will never come off hormone treatment and the cancer will definitely come back at some point. We were really confused and asked about it, and the oncologist at the Royal Marsden said they are starting to do things they never considered were previously possible - like taking someone off hormone therapy after 2 years, and there being a chance that it doesn’t come back. Or as Always Hope says, that it’s a holiday from hormone therapy and then helps with the time to recurrence. If I’m honest, I’m still a bit confused by it but my take on it is that there is hope, and it sounds like you’re in a strong position! Sending love and strength
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