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World J Gastroenterol
April 2016
Gee Young Yun, Seok Hyun Kim, Seok Won Kim, Jong Seok Joo, Ju Seok Kim, Eaum Seok Lee, Byung Seok Lee, Sun Hyoung Kang, Hee Seok Moon, Jae Kyu Sung, Heon Young Lee, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon 301-721, South Korea.
Anti-androgen therapy is the leading treatment for advanced prostate cancer and is commonly used for neoadjuvant or adjuvant treatment. Bicalutamide is a non-steroidal anti-androgen, used during the initiation of androgen deprivation therapy along with a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist to reduce the symptoms of tumor-related flares in patients with advanced prostate cancer. As side effects, bicalutamide can cause fatigue, gynecomastia, and decreased libido through competitive androgen receptor blockade.
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