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New Drug Abiraterone May Help Fight Prostate Cancer

July 10, 2007 By MedNews Leave a Comment

The experimental drug abiraterone, which prevents testosterone production anywhere in the body, may reduce blood levels of the prostate cancer marker prostate-specific antigen (PSA) by half, new research shows.

The study also found that the drug can shrink tumors in men whose prostate cancer has continued to grow despite treatment.

Filed Under: Cancer Tagged With: Abiraterone, cancer, prostate cancer



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