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Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer Fact Sheet - NCI Ketoconazole is approved for indications other than prostate cancer but is sometimes used off-label as second-line treatment for castration-resistant prostate cancer, although such use is rare given the availability of second-generation androgen receptor blockers
Treatments for castration-resistant prostate cancer The following are treatment options for non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer Your healthcare team will suggest treatments based on your needs and work with you to develop a treatment plan
Understanding Prostate Cancer Terms Treatment Options . . . Castration Sensitive Resistant: Understanding Prostate Cancer Terms Prostate cancer can be classified into categories based on how well it responds to hormone therapy: castrate sensitive (hormone sensitive) and castrate resistant (hormone resistance) “Initially most people will be very sensitive to the hormone therapy and will respond well, but at some point they do stop responding to it
Combination Treatment Options for Castration-Resistant . . . Hence, castration-resistant prostate cancer is a lethal disease Combination treatment is a strategy for treating this lethal disease and thus will be the focus of discussion in this chapter
Metastatic Prostate Cancer Treatments | Memorial Sloan . . . Another chemotherapy drug for treating castration-resistant prostate cancer is cabazitaxel (Jevtana ®) It’s also used by people with metastatic prostate cancer that has grown while they are taking docetaxel Immunotherapy for Metastatic Prostate Cancer Immunotherapy uses the power of the immune system to target cancer cells
Treatment of Hormone-Resistant Prostate Cancer | Prostate . . . It is sometimes referred to as hormone-resistant prostate cancer (HRPC) Standard hormone therapy alone is not enough for these patients, and they need to use additional treatments There is another state of prostate cancer called non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (nmCRPC)