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A new paper in Clinical Cancer Research indicates that at least some men will have a short-term bone scan “flare” as a consequence of initiation of treatment with abiraterone acetate. The clinical significance of this flare is still to be fully evaluated.
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While it has never been categorically proven that adding an oral antiandrogen like flutamide or bicalutamide (Casodex) to injections of LHRH agonists (e.g., leuprolide actetate) improves overall patient survival, there had been little doubt in people’s minds that giving an antiandrogen for a week or two before a first LHRH agonist injection prevented the problem [...]
Filed under: Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Treatment | Tagged: antiandrogen, flare, LHRH agonist, testosterone | 1 Comment »
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