(People) Alex Trebek has given an update on the treatment plan for his stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
The longtime Jeopardy! host, 79, recently told The New York Times that he plans to stop treatment if his current round isn’t successful, but “he’s currently doing well,” a rep for the star shares with PEOPLE.
He told the Times that taping for Jeopardy!, which he began hosting in 1984, is helping build his strength.
“Oddly enough, when we started taping I suddenly started to regain my strength,” he said, after noting that he could hardly get out of bed in the morning. “It’s the strangest thing. It is some kind of an elixir.”
Though the game show is not airing new tapings, Trebek has been recording show openings in his home for upcoming special episodes of Jeopardy! that will air starting July 20, as well as promotional videos and updates.