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17515709

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-5-22
pubmed:abstractText
Although there are a variety of treatment options for nonmetastatic androgen-independent prostate cancer (AIPC), they have limited benefits. Currently, no standard of care exists for this population. Ultimately, sequential therapeutics can be used to minimize symptomatic progression and control the underlying disease, as determined by prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels. We report here a 90-year-old patient who had PSA progression after multiple previous treatments and was started on ketoconazole 200 mg, three times daily. His serum PSA levels dropped 84% in less than a year on therapy. A literature review yields several studies that support the benefits of ketoconazole as noted by PSA reduction and correlates these responses with survival benefits. The literature also suggests that low-dose ketoconazole may be an appropriate second- or third-line hormonal agent in AIPC, causing a PSA decline, symptomatic relief, and minimal toxicity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1075-2765
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
310-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Significant prostate-specific antigen (PSA) response to low-dose ketoconazole in a patient with non-metastatic androgen-independent prostate cancer (AIPC) and a review of the literature.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892-1750, USA. arlenp@mail.nih.gov
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports