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How Long Does Zytiga Take To Cure Prostate Cancer?

My 39 year old son has been diagnosed with 4th stage prostate cancer.. PSA was 972 and after 4 chemo its down to 7.2. with chemo 5 and 6 no change in PSA results. Now he is on zytiga, prednisone and Celebrex. How long will it take to know if the zytiga is working?
Thu, 17 May 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.

I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Stage IV cancers have already spread to nearby areas such as the bladder or rectum (T4), to nearby lymph nodes, or to distant organs such as the bones. A small portion of T4 cancers may be curable using some of the same treatments for stage III cancers. Most stage IV cancers can’t be cured, but are treatable. The goals of treatment are to keep the cancer under control for as long as possible and to improve a man’s quality of life.

In you case treatment seems working good. Zytiga is an anti androgen used in the treatment of prostate cancer because prostate cancer growth depends on androgen.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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How Long Does Zytiga Take To Cure Prostate Cancer?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Stage IV cancers have already spread to nearby areas such as the bladder or rectum (T4), to nearby lymph nodes, or to distant organs such as the bones. A small portion of T4 cancers may be curable using some of the same treatments for stage III cancers. Most stage IV cancers can’t be cured, but are treatable. The goals of treatment are to keep the cancer under control for as long as possible and to improve a man’s quality of life. In you case treatment seems working good. Zytiga is an anti androgen used in the treatment of prostate cancer because prostate cancer growth depends on androgen. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.