[Role of hormonotherapy in the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer].
Androgen privation is considered as the referent first line treatment for metastatic prostate cancer. Based on LHRH agonist, different therapeutic schedule included maximum androgenic blockage, intermittent treatment and associations with other drugs like oestrogen leading to possible hormonal manipulations. Since metastasis is confirmed, immediate treatment with continue LHRH agonist is the French Association of Urology (AFU) AFU recommendations treatment for metastatic prostate cancer but intermittent treatment can be considered as an option.
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Service d'Urologie, Hôpital Foch, Faculté de médecine Paris-Ile-de-France-Ouest, UVSQ, France. t.lebret@hopital-foch.org
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D000726:Androgen Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*
D000726:Androgen Antagonists; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone