PSMAInfo.org - A site for patients with metastatic prostate cancer who are considering Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) imaging and/or therapy.

1. PRLT: (Category); Created on 30 November -0001
2. PRLT: (Category); Created on 30 November -0001
3. PRLT: (Category); Created on 30 November -0001
4. PRLT Results at Bad Berka: (PRLT); The Effects of Lu-177 PSMA-PRLT from April 2013 to April 2016. Over the course of three years at Bad Berka, 119 metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer patients were treated with 300 total cycles ...; Created on 21 March 2011
5. Risks and Side Effects of PRLT: (PRLT); Possible Risk Factors to Consider Before PRLT One of the first factors for risk to be considered is a patient’s bone marrow condition in the event there is severe bone marrow depression due to the following: ...; Created on 16 March 2011
6. PRLT Visit Overview: (Visit Overview); If a person is scheduled for PRLT before coming to Bad Berka, then the most common schedule is as follows. Note that the exact order and day plan may vary depending upon the patient's type of treatment ...; Created on 15 February 2011
7. Bad Berka Approach to PRLT: (Background); What sets treatment by Dr. Baum and his team at Bad Berka apart from PRLT offered at other medical centers in Europe is not only a individualized approach to dosimetry and treatment, but also the view ...; Created on 20 January 2011
8. Who Should Consider PRLT: (PRLT); As a patient considering PRLT at Bad Berka, you need to know that there are two essential inclusion criteria that are recommended by the German Society of Nuclear Medicine: 1) Distant metastases with ...; Created on 20 January 2011
9. Background of PRLT at Bad Berka: (PRLT); The experience of using PRLT with a Lu-177-labelled small molecule targeting PSMA began in April 2013. This approach using the PSMA ligands to target systemic therapy proved to be successful for treating ...; Created on 20 January 2011
10. How Does PRLT Work: (PRLT); How Does PRLT Work? The metastatic prostate cancer produces a Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) ligand. Ligands are small molecules that transmit signals in between or within cells. The ligand ...; Created on 20 January 2011
11. What is PRLT?: (PRLT); PSMA-targeted Radioligand Therapy (PRLT) is a form of molecular targeted therapy that is performed by using the prostate-specific membrane antigen coupled with a radionuclide emitting beta radiation. In ...; Created on 19 July 2010
12. Understanding Dosimetry: (Process); Dosimetry may be used by centers that preform PRLT. Wikipedia defines Dosimetry as "the measurement of the absorbed dose delivered by ionizing radiation, the term is better known as a scientific sub-specialty ...; Created on 20 July 2015
13. At the Clinic in Pictures: (At the Clinic); The picture above is a photo Zentralklinik in Bad Berka. You can see that it is a large 500+ bed complex, but fortunately those seeking PRLT there will only have to be concerned with the main building ...; Created on 13 April 2011
14. Restaging / Follow on Treatment: (Visit Overview); Once a patient has a PRLT, then they typically are advised to return to Bad Berka for a re-evaluation (restaging). This is done to assess how well the PRLT is working and to determine if another treatment ...; Created on 15 February 2011
15. Going Home: (Post Treatment); Medical Information From Zentralklinik After consultation with Dr. Baum, the patient will receive a preliminary written report covering their PSMA-68-Ga PET/CT scan, the administration of the PRLT and ...; Created on 21 January 2011
16. Clothing To Take: (Prior to hospital stay); ... can get warm, but is normally temperate. Clothing for the Hospital when getting PRLT: For persons coming from the United States for PRLT, it must be pointed out that the hospital environment is different. ...; Created on 21 January 2011
17. Referral For Treatment: (Prior Tests); There are a number of ways that an evaluation for PRLT can be achieved. This can be coordinated with Dr. Baum and his team by the patient or through the office of the patient's own physician. The preference ...; Created on 21 January 2011
18. Discharge Procedure: (Post Treatment); Typically if you are going through the PRLT and check into the Zentralklinik on a Sunday, then you will be discharged sometime on a Friday. On that last day you normally go through one last gamma scan ...; Created on 20 January 2011
19. Post Treatment Consultation At Discharge: (Post Treatment); It is customary for Dr. Baum to meet with the patient at the time of discharge. At that time Dr. Baum discusses the initial observations on the effects of the PRLT and talks about next steps. This meeting ...; Created on 20 January 2011
20. Tests and Scans at the Zentralklinik: (In Clinic Tests); There are a number of tests and scans that a patient can be asked to undergo as part of their evaluation for receiving PRLT. The exact order in which the patient takes these tests or scans may depend upon ...; Created on 20 January 2011

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PSMAInfo.org - A site for patients with metastatic prostate cancer who are considering Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) imaging and/or therapy.