Bipolar androgen therapy: A novel therapeutic strategy for castration-resistant prostate cancer
HU Yong-hui
Abstract:Bipolar androgen therapy (BAT),as a new therapeutic strategy for castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC),can significantly reduce the level of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) for prostate cancer patients and has exhibited an excellent safety profile with no serious adverse events.Based on the clinical trials recently published at home and abroad,this article reviews the background,action mechanism,development,and prospect of BAT.
Keywords:bipolar androgen therapycastration-resistant prostate cancerandrogen receptor
Publication Date:2017-12-01
Online Publishing Date:2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages:3( 1138-1140 )
National Journal of Andrology

National Journal of Andrology

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ISSN:1009-3591
Year, Vol.(Issue):2017,23(12)