Relevance of Chemoprevention from the PCPT Study
April 2008
in “
Progrès en Urologie
”
New to Finasteride? There is a guide in the encyclopedia. Read the guide → Studysummary This article discusses the potential of finasteride as a chemopreventive agent for prostate cancer and highlights unresolved issues, but it reports no new research findings.
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The document discussed the potential of finasteride as a chemoprevention agent for prostate cancer, which had a high prevalence and significant morbidity and mortality. Finasteride met most criteria for chemoprevention, but further research was needed to clarify issues such as the increase in Gleason score, health savings, side effects on sexuality, impact on patient survival, and identifying the ideal target population before it could be recommended for practical use.
