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    Condition: Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
    8/9/2014 9:36:11 PM

    Reviewer: TINMAN, 75 or over Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 5

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 4

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 5

    Comment:
    I STARTED ON 1000MG OF THIS DRUG 12/1/2013 WITH A PSA OF 35.8 AND BY 3/1/2014 MY PSA WAS AT 5.3 AND I REDUCED TO 750MG THRU 6/1/2014 WITH MY PSA AT 3.0 AND LEVEL. I AM NOW CONTINUING TO MONITOR TO DATE 8/1/2014 WITH A PSA OF 3.0 HC

    Condition: Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
    5/9/2014 11:12:40 AM

    Reviewer: frisbee, 75 or over Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 5

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 5

    Comment:
    took casodex worked for 1 year. now on zytiga for 1 year. psa0,01 I started 2 years ago. psa was 500

    Condition: Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
    5/7/2014 10:22:53 AM

    Reviewer: bhr, 75 or over on Treatment for less than 1 month (Caregiver)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 5

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 4

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 5

    Comment:
    My father has been taking Zytiga with prednisone for 13 days and PSA has dropped from 214 to 125. He is feeling great! PRAISING GOD!!

    Condition: Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
    3/1/2014 8:05:23 PM

    Reviewer: Incinatus, 65-74 Male on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 5

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 4

    Comment:
    -2001 AGE 53 PSA 6.0, Neg. biopsy. -2004 PSA 833; biopsy+ (Gleason 7..3+4) Hormone therapy... -2007 PSA eventually down to 1.4; rising to 6.0 -2008 orchiectomy...PSA 1.34, -2013 PSA 145 START ZYTIGA 1/2014 PSA 2.36 Largest complaint is "NO energy"...NO "T", since this drug has stopped the "new source", the cancer itself. Some facial flushing, overheat really ... Show Full Comment

    Condition: Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
    12/29/2013 6:23:12 PM

    Reviewer: oldbull123, 65-74 on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 5

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 4

    Comment:
    My PSA was 22 when I started this drug. At last check in Nov. 2013 my PSA was 0.013. I also get Lupron shots esvery 3 months.

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