Since 2007 a randomized clinical trial in the UK (the so-called PATCH trial) has been comparing the effectiveness and safety of transdermal estradiol patches to implants of an LHRH receptor agonist (goserelin acetate) in the treatment of advanced prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
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The Prostate Adenocarcinoma: TransCutaneous Hormones or PATCH trial is an ongoing study in the UK that was designed (in a series of stages) to determine whether estrogen patch therapy might be at least no worse than (i.e., “non-inferior” to) LHRH agonist therapy in suppressing androgens to castrate level. … READ MORE …
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THE "NEW" PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK 