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2. Androgen deprivation therapy - Wikipedia

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   Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), also called androgen ablation therapy or androgen suppression therapy, is an antihormone therapy whose main use is in treating prostate cancer. Prostate cancer cells usually require androgen hormones, such as testosterone, to grow. ADT reduces the levels of androgen hormones, with drugs or surgery, to prevent ...

3. Management of prostate cancer - Wikipedia

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   For men with advanced prostate cancer early hormonal treatment probably lowers the risk of dying from any cause, including dying from prostate cancer without severely affecting quality of life. [50] However, early treatment may lead to more tiredness and heart weakness. [50]

4. Comparison of bicalutamide with other antiandrogens

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   [78] [79] [80] Of the SAAs, CPA is the only one that has been widely used in the treatment of prostate cancer. [28]: 488 As antiandrogens, the SAAs have largely been replaced by the NSAAs and are now rarely used in the treatment of prostate cancer, due to the superior selectivity, efficacy, and tolerability profiles of NSAAs.

5. New treatment ‘increases chance of survival’ for prostate ...

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   A total of 150 people took part in the trial. Patients with advanced prostate cancer have a greater chance of survival if treated with a targeted cancer drug in addition to chemotherapy, according ...

6. Bicalutamide - Wikipedia

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   Bicalutamide, sold under the brand name Casodex among others, is an antiandrogen medication that is primarily used to treat prostate cancer. [10] It is typically used together with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogue or surgical removal of the testicles to treat metastatic prostate cancer (mPC).

7. Nonsteroidal antiandrogen - Wikipedia

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   Flutamide (Eulexin): Marketed for the treatment of prostate cancer and also used in the treatment of acne, hirsutism, and hyperandrogenism in women. [3] [4] It has also been studied in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. [6] Now little-used due to high incidence of elevated liver enzymes and hepatotoxicity and the availability of ...