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Would you consider de-escalating abiraterone in a patient treated with ADT/abiraterone/prednisone for metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer who has had an excellent response with undetectable PSA and minimal side effects for over 2 years?

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Medical Oncology · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Wonderful question. There really is no data to guide this question. Some people are wondering about de-escalation of therapy from the start vs super escalation (triple therapy) for other patients. This strategy makes biologic sense. Match the therapy to the biology of the cancer. The challenge is th...

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Medical Oncology · New England Cancer Specialists

In selected cases (like this one), it is most likely safe to stop abi (or ADT for that matter) and observe carefully. No literature but people in the field do this at times...

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Would you consider de-escalating abiraterone in a patient treated with ADT/abiraterone/prednisone for metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer who has had an excellent response with undetectable PSA and minimal side effects for over 2 years? | Mednet