Antiandrogen withdrawal syndromes: Pathophysiology and clinical implications Book Section


Authors: Beekman, K. W.; Buchanan, G.; Tilley, W. D.; Scher, H. I.
Editors: Kirby, R. S.; Partin, A. W.; Parsons, J. K.; Feneley, M. R.
Article/Chapter Title: Antiandrogen withdrawal syndromes: Pathophysiology and clinical implications
Abstract: Introduction The “antiandrogen withdrawal syndrome” describes the anti-prostate cancer effects following the selective discontinuation of an antiandrogen such as flutamide, bicalutamide, or nilutamide in a patient with progressive prostate cancer treated with a combination of an antiandrogen and testicular androgen ablation. The effects, when they occur, do so in castrate patients with rising prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and/or clinical metastatic disease-points in the illness where the tumor is considered by many to be “hormone-refractory” (Figure 40.1)1. While the withdrawal syndrome was originally described with flutamide by three groups including our own in 1993,2-4 it was soon recognized that withdrawal responses could occur following the selective discontinuation of other hormones including estrogens, progestational agents, and glucocorticoids (reviewed by Kelly et al5). The responses were similar to what had been observed previously in breast cancer patients following discontinuation of tamoxifen.6,7 It would thus appear that designating these prostate tumors as “hormone-refractory” is a misnomer. © 2008 Informa UK Ltd.
Book Title: Treatment Methods for Early and Advanced Prostate Cancer
ISBN: 9780415458931
Publisher: Informa Healthcare  
Publication Place: London, UK
Date Published: 2008-01-01
Start Page: 317
End Page: 325
Language: English
PROVIDER: scopus
DOI: 10.3109/9780203091432-46
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Notes: Book Chapter: 40 -- Export Date: 3 December 2018 -- Source: Scopus
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