Addition of abiraterone to HT could eliminate tumors in some men with high-risk prostate cancer

  • June 29, 2012

The study presented by Mary-Ellen Taplin, MD, and colleagues found that the addition of abiraterone during 6 months of hormonal therapy prior to surgery eliminated or nearly eliminated tumors in one-third of men with localized high-risk prostate cancer. Here, Donald L. Trump, MD, reviews the implications of these results.

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