Search Results for: androgen deprivation therapy

September 17, 2018

Androgen Deprivation Therapy Can Make Prostate Cancer More Aggressive, Study Finds

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While androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is an important treatment for prostate cancer, a new study has found that it sometimes promotes the transformation of prostate cancer cells into a more ... Read more

August 25, 2017August 31, 2017

Androgen Deprivation Therapy May Increase Risk for Heart Failure, Study Says

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Men with localized prostate cancer who received androgen deprivation therapy may be at greater risk of heart failure than those who did not receive the treatment, a new study ... Read more

January 31, 2017

Androgen Deprivation Therapy Not Found to Increase Risk of Dementia, Alzheimer’s

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Prostate cancer patients receiving androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) are not at increased risk of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. ADT ... Read more

April 14, 2016April 14, 2016

Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Prostate Cancer May Increase Depression Risk

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Depression can be a common side effect of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) used to treat localized prostate cancer, according to a study, “Association of Androgen Deprivation Therapy With Depression in Localized Prostate ... Read more

April 12, 2016April 12, 2016

Androgen Deprivation Therapy in Prostate Cancer May Counter Immunotherapy, Raising Risk of Relapse

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UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have shown that medical androgen deprivation therapy, commonly used in combination with promising immunotherapies, can actually suppress the immune response and block the efficacy of the ... Read more

December 4, 2014

Study Finds Androgen Deprivation Therapy Associated With Decreased Survival In Older Men

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In a recent study titled “Patterns of Declining Use and the Adverse Effect of Primary Androgen Deprivation on All-cause Mortality in Elderly Men with Prostate Cancer”, published in the ... Read more

September 16, 2014

Long-term Androgen Deprivation Therapy Combined with High-dose Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer Improves Survival

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A new study entitled “Randomized Phase III Trial of Adjuvant Androgen Deprivation in Combination with High-dose Conformal Radiotherapy in Intermediate and High-Risk Localized Prostate Cancer,” presented at this years’ ... Read more

February 6, 2019

Precision Radiation Therapy to Treat Prostate Cancer Spread Safe for High-Risk Patients, Phase 2 Trial Finds

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Prostate cancer patients at a high risk of tumor spreading can safely receive high-dose radiation therapy that targets both the prostate and neighboring pelvic lymph nodes, a Phase 2 ... Read more

November 15, 2018

Radiation and Hormone Therapy Combo May Help Prevent Cancer’s Return After Prostatectomy

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Prostate cancer patients who show signs of disease progression after surgery to remove the prostate may benefit by combining standard therapy with short-term androgen deprivation (STAD) and pelvic lymph node ... Read more

October 4, 2018

Surgery Plus Radiation Therapy Best at Extending Survival in Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer Patients, Study Says

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A combination of surgery and radiation therapy is better at extending the survival of men with locally advanced prostate cancer than radiation therapy plus hormone therapy, but is associated ... Read more

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