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