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Venkatasubramanian N and Uma live in India. He was 65 when he was diagnosed in May, 2016. His initial PSA was 411.84 ng/ml, his Gleason Score was 9, and he was staged Unknown. His initial treatment choice was ADT-Androgen Deprivation (Hormone) (Other) and his current treatment choice is Chemotherapy (Other). Here is his story.

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Hi All,

My father was diagnosed with prostate cancer on May 2016 with PSA score of 411.84.

He was advised to take hormone therapy.

Injection 01 :-
02.06.2016 : Firmagon 240 Mg (1st Injection) : PSA : 731.536
17.06.2016 : Follow up : PSA : 677.445
30.06.2016 : Firmagon 80 Mg (2nd Injection) : PSA : 428.278
28.07.2016 : Firmagon 80 Mg (3rd Injection) : PSA : 372.653
29.08.2016 : Firmagon 80 Mg (4th Injection) : PSA : 296.337
27.09.2016 : Firmagon 80 Mg (5th Injection) : PSA : 319.420
20.10.2016 : Firmagon 80 Mg (6th Injection)
17.11.2016 : Firmagon 80 Mg (7th Injection) : PSA : 504.000
24.11.2016 : Follow up : PSA : 527.000
10.12.2016 : Firmagon 80 Mg (8th Injection) : PSA : 475.000
12.01.2017 : Firmagon 80 Mg (9 th Injection) : PSA : 588.000
09.02.2017 : Firmagon 80 Mg (10 th Injection)
09.03.2017 : Firmagon 80 Mg (11th Injection)

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HORMONE THERAPY FAILED
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26.03.2017 : Follow up : PSA : 1095.500
27.03.2017 : ORCHIDECTOMY OPERATION DONE

My father has sever back pain, stomach upset and fever past 2 months. Orchidectomy was done and post which PSMA scan will be done on Monday (03.04.2017). Chemotherapy treatment will start from next week.

Regards,
Krishna

UPDATED

April 2017

PSMA result shows that cancer is spread all over the bones. Pelvic lymph nodes.

06-04-2017:

Post Orchidectomy PSA has reduced from 1095.5 to 910.

1st chemotherapy has started . Below were the medications given

Doceaualip 80mg

Prednisolone

09-04-2017:

No side effects of chemotherapy

UPDATED

March 2018

6 cycles of Chemotherapy completed. Dosage was divided into 2. Pegasta [WBC boosting injection was given for alternative cycle]

@ 06.04.2017 :: Doceaqualip 80 mg
@ 20.04.2017 :: Doceaqualip 80 mg
@ 04.05.2017 :: Doceaqualip 80 mg
@ 19.05.2017 :: Doceaqualip 80 mg
@ 01.06.2017 :: Doceaqualip 80 mg
@ 15.06.2017 :: Doceaqualip 80 mg
@ 28.06.2017 :: Doceaqualip 80 mg
PSA :: 150 [Reduced from 910 to 150]

@ 20.07.2017 :: Doceaqualip 80 mg
@ 08.08.2017 :: Doceaqualip 80 mg
@ 22.08.2017 :: Pegasta 6 mg
@ 28.08.2017 :: Doceaqualip 80 mg
@ 28.08.2017 ::PSA :: 231 [Started increasing]. Treatment is planned to be change.

@ 31.10.2017 :: PSA :: 784
@ 10.11.2017 :: LU-177 PSMA [Radio Active Therapy]
@ 30.12.2017 :: PSA :: 1391.5 [Radio Active Therapy failed]
@ 18.01.2018 :: Cabazitaxel [25 mg] + Pegheal
@ 10.02.2018 :: Cabazitaxel [25 mg] + Pegheal
@ 20.02.2018 :: Legs + Scrotum + Penis enlarged
@ 03.03.2018 :: My father passed away due to cardiac arrest and Kidney failure

Venkatasubramanian's e-mail address is: krishna.kk28 AT gmail.com (replace "AT" with "@")

NOTE: Venkatasubramanian has not updated his story for more than 15 months, so you may not receive any response from him.


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