What type of prostate cancer is Erleada used to treat?
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- 7 Mar 2018
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- 7 Mar 2018
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- faq, prostate cancer, cancer, prostate, erleada
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Official Answer by Drugs.com
7 Mar 2018
Erleada (apalutamide) from Janssen is used for the treatment of prostate cancer that has not spread (non-metastatic), but that continues to grow despite treatment with hormone therapy (castration-resistant). Erleada blocks androgens such as testosterone, a hormone that can promote tumor growth. The approval of Erleada is the first to use the endpoint of “metastasis-free survival”, measuring the length of time after starting treatment that tumors did not spread in the body or that death occurred.
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- Erleada Information for Consumers
- Erleada Information for Healthcare Professionals (includes dosage details)
- Side Effects of Erleada (detailed)
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