Serious Hypokalemia Associated with Abiraterone Acetate in Patients with Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

Introduction. The treatment strategy for castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) has changed with the approval of several new agents. In 2011, abiraterone acetate was approved for the treatment of metastatic CRPC; however abiraterone is known to cause mineralocorticoid excess syndrome characteri...

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Main Authors: Yutaka Yamamoto, Yasunori Akashi, Takahumi Minami, Masahiro Nozawa, Keisuke Kiba, Motokiyo Yoshikawa, Akihide Hirayama, Hirotsugu Uemura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Urology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1414395