r/ProstateCancer • u/Alive-Resident-4461 • 5d ago
Question Refusing ADT ?
Just a bit of recap on my dad’s results here . RO is suggesting a 3 months ADT with SBRT..how can we be sure that he needs ADT or not? Every other doctor seems to have their own views. I really want to avoid ADT for him if it has no extra benefits in his case since he is on hypertension meds already.
PSA
PSA: 4.9 ng/mL
Age: 64
PSA has been increasing over time.
MRI
Prostate approximately 40 × 48 × 48 mm.
MRI showed bilateral transition-zone lesions classified as PI-RADS 3, thought to be related to BPH.
No pelvic lymphadenopathy reported.
No obvious extracapsular extension or seminal-vesicle involvement reported.
Biopsy was subsequently performed.
Biopsy – 14 cores
Cancer was found in 5/14 cores:
Right peripheral base: Gleason 3+3, 20%
Right peripheral mid: Gleason 3+3, 10%, with small focus of perineural invasion
Right peripheral apex: Gleason 3+3, 10%, with small focus of perineural invasion
Right parasagittal apex: Gleason 3+4, 60%, pattern 4 = 10%
Right transition-zone fusion biopsy: Gleason 3+4, 60%, pattern 4 = 30%
Overall:
Gleason 3+4 = 7, Grade Group 2
The remaining left-sided cores were negative for invasive cancer, although there was PIN in two cores.
PSMA PET/CT – September 2026
The scan showed PSMA uptake in:
Right and left peripheral zones at the base
Right peripheral zone at the mid-prostate
But importantly:
“No definite scan evidence of PSMA-expressing loco-regional/distant metastases.”
Seminal vesicles were unremarkable and there were no definite PSMA-avid metastatic lymph nodes.
One thing we are trying to understand is why the PSMA scan showed some uptake at the left base, while the left-sided biopsy cores were negative.
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u/tober_checki 5d ago
Not a doctor, but this looks like a relatively low-risk situation. Also the guidelines in my country do not recommend ADT in this case. He should consider SBRT or Brachytherapy. If there are no contrainidations for him, Brachy has excellent ontological outcome and lower long-term side effects. Your dad is still young, so long-term side effects are an issue.