• Nat Rev Clin Oncol · Sep 2011

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    Combination therapy: Abiraterone prolongs survival in metastatic prostate cancer.

    • Oliver Sartor.
    • Department of Medicine and Urology, Tulane Cancer Center, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1430 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. osartor@tulane.edu
    • Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2011 Sep 1;8(9):515-6.

    AbstractAbiraterone plus prednisone prolongs overall survival relative to prednisone alone in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who have disease progression after treatment with docetaxel. The survival gain observed in this pivotal trial is accomplished with few adverse events and conclusively demonstrates that patients with castration levels of serum testosterone remain sensitive to additional hormonal manipulation.

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