Very Fast Recovery of Acute Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation with Abiraterone Acetate in a Patient with Bone Metastases from Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer

Very Fast Recovery of Acute Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation with Abiraterone Acetate in a Patient with Bone Metastases from Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer

Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a rare, potentially life-threatening complication of advanced prostate carcinoma. We report the successful treatment with abiraterone acetate of acute DIC related to a progressive bone metastatic disease in a chemotherapy-naïve patient with castrate-re...

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Main Authors: Hélène Gauthier, Camille Serrate, Damien Pouessel, Christine le Maignan, Luis Teixeira, Stéphane Culine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2014-09-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
Subjects:
Abiraterone acetate
Bone metastases
Castrate-resistant prostate cancer
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/367781

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