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Decks in this class (16)

Aetiology
Is age the greatest predictor ris...,
Does family history contribute to...,
Does bph increase risk of pca
4  cards
Pathophysiology of PCa
What is shape of prostate gland a...,
How is pca graded,
How does gleason score work
5  cards
Androgens
What are the major sources of cir...,
How is hormonal regulation of and...,
How is testosterone produced
5  cards
Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT)
What is orchiectomy,
How does lnrh lh inhibtion work,
How does oestrogen work as a lnrh...
9  cards
Castration-resistance prostate cancer - CRPC
What happens in advance stages of...,
What is crpc
2  cards
Screening tools
Goal of pca screening,
Digital rectal examination dre,
What is prostate specific antigen...
5  cards
Clinical presenation of PCa
Localized disease,
Locally invasive disease,
Advanced disease
6  cards
Treatment of PCa
Goals of early stage pca,
Goals of advanced pca
2  cards
Non-pharmacological
What is observation,
What is surveillance,
What is bilateral orchiectomy
9  cards
Early stage disease LHRH agonists - IDE
Lhrh agonists,
Leuprorelin effective advance pca,
Goserelin effective advance pca
8  cards
Early stage disease GnRH antagonists IX
Moa degarelix,
Advantage degarelix,
Avaialbility dosage adm degarelix
4  cards
Early stage disease antiandrogens - AMIDE
Moa,
1st generation androgens,
Use of antiandrogens
3  cards
combined androgen blockade - CAB
What are 2 mechnisms of androgen ...,
What interfers with androgen reac...,
Use of cab
3  cards
Metastic & refractory disease Second generation antiandrogens
What drug used when 1st gen antia...,
Moa enzalutamide,
Adverse effects
5  cards
Metastic & refractory disease androgen synthesis inhibtors
What enzymes play a critical role...,
What is cyp17a1 inhibition,
Abiraterone acetate
6  cards
chemotherapy
Moa and typeof drug docetaxel,
What improves overall survival in...,
Common a e docetaxel
8  cards

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