Repurposing Drugs

Our New Therapies and the Development of Cross Resistance to these Drugs

Men with metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) have become fortunate over the last few years as there we now have a number of new drugs available which can extend our life and can also have some palliative effects. However, as we have more treatments being approved, we find that we are faced with a [...]

By |2020-02-04T11:35:47-05:00September 3rd, 2015|Advanced Prostate Cancer, Cabazitaxel, Chemo Therapy, Chemotherapy, Combination Therapy, Cross Resistance, docetaxel, Drugs & Treatments, Hormone Therapy, Inhibitors, Jevtana, Repurposing Drugs, Sequencing Therapies, taxanes, taxotere, Uncategorized, Xtandi, Zytiga|0 Comments
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The Latest Information On The Role Of Metformin Therapy In The Treatment Of Prostate Cancer

There have been prior studies that have shown that the generic and inexpensive drug Metformin (used to treat diabetes) could be repurposed and used to decrease the risk of developing prostate cancer as well as to treat prostate cancer. Previous studies suggested that metformin is associated with decreased risk of cancer; however, results specifically addressing [...]

By |2020-02-04T11:37:04-05:00April 17th, 2015|Advanced Prostate Cancer, Repurposing Drugs, Research, Uncategorized|0 Comments
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