Initial Flare Symptoms Resulting from Use of LHRH Agonist in Metastatic Prostate Cancer: Systematic Review and Economic Evaluation

Background LHRH agonists decrease tumour size/activity by suppressing testosterone in prostate cancer; however, initial injection causes testosterone surge that triggers flare symptoms. Anti-androgen given with agonist may reduce/avoid flare symptoms. When LHRH antagonist/blocker is introduced, test...

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Main Author: Poon, Yeesha
Other Authors: Nauenberg, Eric
Language:en_ca
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/25707