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. 2014 Feb;39(2):130-43.

Drugs that offer a survival advantage for men with bone metastases resulting from castration-resistant prostate cancer: new and emerging treatment options

Drugs that offer a survival advantage for men with bone metastases resulting from castration-resistant prostate cancer: new and emerging treatment options

Jack McCain. P T. 2014 Feb.

Abstract

A survival benefit has been demonstrated or is under investigation as the primary outcome among certain recently approved agents and investigational agents for men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer that has spread to bone.

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Probability of invasive prostate cancer development, by age group. Source: American Cancer Society, 2013.

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