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Castration
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Castrations
, Surgical Castration
, castration surgical
Surgical removal of the testicles (orchiectomy) or ovaries (oophorectomy) to stop the production of sex hormones. Decreasing the levels of hormones…
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Educational aspects
Endocrine system
Eunuchism
Genitourinary system
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Broader (4)
Endocrine Surgical Procedures
Excision
Reproductive system
Sexual sterilization
Narrower (1)
Male Castration
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Highly Cited
2017
Highly Cited
2017
Abiraterone plus Prednisone in Metastatic, Castration‐Sensitive Prostate Cancer
K. Fizazi
,
N. Tran
,
+12 authors
K. Chi
The New England journal of medicine
2017
Corpus ID: 22458670
Background Abiraterone acetate, a drug that blocks endogenous androgen synthesis, plus prednisone is indicated for metastatic…
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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Divergent clonal evolution of castration resistant neuroendocrine prostate cancer
H. Beltran
,
D. Prandi
,
+16 authors
F. Demichelis
Nature Medicine
2016
Corpus ID: 14131683
An increasingly recognized resistance mechanism to androgen receptor (AR)-directed therapy in prostate cancer involves epithelial…
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Sipuleucel-T immunotherapy for castration-resistant prostate cancer.
P. Kantoff
,
C. Higano
,
+10 authors
P. Schellhammer
The New England journal of medicine
2010
Corpus ID: 12168204
BACKGROUND Sipuleucel-T, an autologous active cellular immunotherapy, has shown evidence of efficacy in reducing the risk of…
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Prednisone plus cabazitaxel or mitoxantrone for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer progressing after docetaxel treatment: a randomised open-label trial
J. Bono
,
S. Oudard
,
+10 authors
A. Sartor
The Lancet
2010
Corpus ID: 4791847
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Circulating Tumor Cells Predict Survival Benefit from Treatment in Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
J. D. de Bono
,
H. Scher
,
+7 authors
D. Raghavan
Clinical Cancer Research
2008
Corpus ID: 8090252
Purpose: A method for enumerating circulating tumor cells (CTC) has received regulatory clearance. The primary objective of this…
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Maintenance of intratumoral androgens in metastatic prostate cancer: a mechanism for castration-resistant tumor growth.
R. B. Montgomery
,
E. Mostaghel
,
+5 authors
P. Nelson
Cancer research
2008
Corpus ID: 16612117
Therapy for advanced prostate cancer centers on suppressing systemic androgens and blocking activation of the androgen receptor…
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Androgen levels increase by intratumoral de novo steroidogenesis during progression of castration-resistant prostate cancer.
J. Locke
,
E. Guns
,
+6 authors
C. Nelson
Cancer research
2008
Corpus ID: 15266544
Although systemic androgen deprivation prolongs life in advanced prostate cancer, remissions are temporary because patients…
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Review
2005
Review
2005
Biology of progressive, castration-resistant prostate cancer: directed therapies targeting the androgen-receptor signaling axis.
H. Scher
,
C. Sawyers
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal…
2005
Corpus ID: 31869697
Prostate cancers that are progressing on medical and surgical therapies designed to ablate the action of androgens continue to…
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Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Studies on prostatic cancer: I. The effect of castration, of estrogen and of androgen injection on serum phosphatases in metastatic carcinoma of the prostate
C. Huggins
,
C. Hodges
CA: a cancer journal for clinicians
1972
Corpus ID: 19786742
Carcinoma of the prostate gland is peculiarly favorable for endocrine investigation since frequent serial observations of the…
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Highly Cited
1941
Highly Cited
1941
STUDIES ON PROSTATIC CANCER: II. THE EFFECTS OF CASTRATION ON ADVANCED CARCINOMA OF THE PROSTATE GLAND
C. Huggins
,
R. Stevens
,
C. Hodges
1941
Corpus ID: 71853597
The thesis of this work may be briefly summarized. In many instances a malignant prostatic tumor is an overgrowth of adult…
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