EFFECT OF THE DUAL 5α-REDUCTASE INHIBITOR DUTASTERIDE ON MARKERS OF TUMOR REGRESSION IN PROSTATE CANCER
ANDRIOLE G, HUMPHREY P, RAY P, GLEAVE M, TRACHTENBERG J, THOMAS L, LAZIER C, RITTMASTER R. EFFECT OF THE DUAL 5α-REDUCTASE INHIBITOR DUTASTERIDE ON MARKERS OF TUMOR REGRESSION IN PROSTATE CANCER. Journal Of Urology 2004, 172: 915-919. PMID: 15310997, DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000136430.37245.b9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancerMicrovessel densityDutasteride treatmentIntraprostatic dihydrotestosteroneTumor regressionDual 5α-Reductase Inhibitor DutasterideShort-term pilot studyDays of placeboEffect of dutasterideIntraprostatic androgen levelsT2 prostate cancerDegree of atrophyProstate cancer treatmentShort-term treatmentProstate cancer tissuesIndex of apoptosisRadical prostatectomyEarly treatmentAndrogen levelsDutasterideCancer tissuesResected tissuesDHT formationDihydrotestosteroneType 1