Article
[Antiandrogen withdrawal syndrome].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Aug 1998
Akimoto S
Abstract excerpt
The antiandrogen withdrawal syndrome was first reported in patients with prostate cancer who manifested disease progression after total androgen blockage therapy with medical or surgical castration and pure antiandrogen, flutamide; discontinuation of flutamide resulted in a decline in prostate sp...
Topics
- Androgen Antagonists
- Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
- Humans
- Male
- Mutation
- Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent
- Prostate-Specific Antigen
- Prostatic Neoplasms
- Receptors, Androgen
- Substance Withdrawal Syndrome
