Experience with using fosfestrol for treating metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer in resource-limited setting

Experience with using fosfestrol for treating metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer in resource-limited setting

Background: Fosfestrol is a low-cost estrogen analog that is useful in the management of metastatic prostate cancer in resource-challenged settings. It acts by altering the pituitary axis, adrenal secretion, and 5-alpha reductase activity. Patients and Methods: The outcomes of metastatic castration-...

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Main Authors: Jayachandran Perumal Kalaiyarasi, Venkatraman Radhakrishnan, Trivadi S Ganesan, Anand Raja, Prasanth Ganesan, Manikandan Dhanushkodi, Tenali Gnana Sagar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2019-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
Subjects:
Castration-resistant prostate cancer
diethylstilbestrol diphosphate
fosfestrol
prostate-specific antigen
survival
Online Access:http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2019;volume=40;issue=1;spage=79;epage=84;aulast=
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