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The FDA has approved the First Hormone Blockading Drug for Advanced Prostate Cancer

FDA just approved th first gonsdotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) drug for the treatment of Advanced Prostate Cancer. This newly approved gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor antagonist demonstrates rapid, long-term suppression of testosterone. Ferring Pharmaceuticals, USA (FP) received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for degarelix, (generic name) which is a new injectable gonadotropin-releasing hormone [...]

By Malecare|2017-10-19T10:56:31-04:00December 26th, 2008|Advanced Prostate Cancer, Drugs & Treatments, FDA, Hormone Therapy, Uncategorized|0 Comments

FDA Approves New Drug to Alleviate Moderate to Severe Pain

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug which provides relief of moderate to severe acute pain. This is great news for us, because, advanced prostate cancer often brings pain from mets and breaking bones. This newly approved drug, tapentadol hydrochloride, is delivered as an immediate-release oral tablet. It is a [...]

By Malecare|2017-10-19T10:56:31-04:00December 20th, 2008|Advanced Prostate Cancer, Drugs & Treatments, FDA, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Scott Goodman Shares his Fourth Update on his Chemotherapy Journey

I had my second chemo treatment last week (Thursday) and it went so much faster with the port-a-cath (see the December 1, 2008 post “Injection Site Issues and Technology” for an explanation of a port-a-cath). As most of us who are traveling this trail will know, our veins take a regular beating from all of [...]

By Malecare|2017-10-19T10:56:32-04:00December 10th, 2008|Advanced Prostate Cancer, Chemo Therapy, Drugs & Treatments, How We Live, Personal Experiences, Scott Godwin - Chemotherapy, Uncategorized, Understanding APC|0 Comments

Estramustine Plus Docetaxel After A Vacation as Second-Line Therapy in Patients with Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer Resistant to Docetaxel

What is left for us once we become resistant to docetaxel (DOC) plus prednisone, which is the last FDA approved, standard of care treatment available for advanced hormone refractory prostate cancer? There has been some studies that indicate after a “vacation period” similar to what many of us do with a first line hormone blockade, [...]

By Malecare|2017-10-19T10:56:33-04:00December 8th, 2008|Advanced Prostate Cancer, Chemo Therapy, Chemo Therapy Failure, Drugs & Treatments, Uncategorized, Understanding APC|0 Comments

Modifying My Anti-Inflammaory Drugs – Will They Affect My PSA?

I recently had a regular follow-up appointment with my rheumatologist. Over the years he has had me on various non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (vioxx is one common example). My appointments with him have become fairly routine, we greet each other, he spends ten minutes scolding me because I still have not lost any weight and then [...]

By Malecare|2017-10-19T10:56:33-04:00December 4th, 2008|Advanced Prostate Cancer, Drugs & Treatments, Me, Personal Experiences, Uncategorized|2 Comments