Salvage Therapy

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Daniel P. Petrylak, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Genitourinary Oncology Program
Columbia University Medical Center
 

Question: My PSA is rising with a doubling time of 12 months. It began rising 2 years after my radical prostatectomy. My last PSA was 0.85 nanograms per milliliter, and I had a biopsy taken of my prostatic fossa (cavity). It was negative. What salvage treatments are available for me?

Answer: It sounds like you are an excellent candidate for salvage external beam radiation therapy to the prostatic fossa if all of your scans do not show cancer outside of this area.

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