Prior radical prostastectomy; PSA reached nadir of zero, but after three(3) years PSA
commenced to rise, but combination of avodart/casedex reduced same to 0.1 reading
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Q: Does a low PSA test result indicate that recurrent prostate cancer has not spread?
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10/10/11 12:17am
A rising PSA after radical prostatectomy is indicative of a recurrence. If imaging studies do not demonstrate metastatic disease, then it is not likely that you have distant spread. The casodex is an anti-androgen and it is for now keeping the recurrence which is most likely local disease, in check.
10/23/09 5:51pm
What did the PSA rise to? Casodex will bring it way down but with a nadir of zero, it is unlikely to cause any major problems.
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