abiraterone acetate

An Easier, Cheaper and More Comfortable Way To Take Zytiga

Rather than taking – and paying – for the full Zytiga dose on an empty stomach, ask your doctor if you could get the same effect from taking just one fourth of your Zytiga dose while enjoying a low-fat or high-fat breakfast. A small phase two study of 36 prostate cancer patients who took 250 [...]

By |2020-02-04T08:48:33-05:00February 14th, 2017|abiraterone acetate, Advanced Prostate Cancer, Chemotherapy, Disease Progression, Drugs & Treatments, Uncategorized, Zytiga|1 Comment
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Ask For a Blood test to identify AR-V7 in Circulating Tumor Cells if you are starting Xtandi or Zytiga

One of the hot topics in the prostate cancer community is the value of detecting AR-V7 tumor cells circulating in the blood. AR-V7 tumor cells in the blood predicts response or failure of treatment with enzalutamide (Xtandi) or abiraterone (Zytiga). A recent study found that men who have AR-V7 circulating tumor cells in their blood will not [...]

By |2017-10-19T10:45:55-04:00December 29th, 2016|abiraterone acetate, Advanced Prostate Cancer, Biomarkers and Prognostic Tools, Chemotherapy, CTCs, Drugs & Treatments, enzalutamide, taxanes, Uncategorized, Xtandi, Zytiga|1 Comment