Is there an oral chemo for PCa?

[markoch26]

If no, will there be an oral chemo for PCa in the future? Thanks.

[depotdoug]

Well I’ve been on abiraterone only 250mg for 2 years, a cancer chemo

Med, yes.But this what i found.

Zytiga (abiraterone acetate) is a type of hormone therapy that is used along with prednisone to treat men with prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body (metastasized). Despite being used to treat cancer, Zytiga is not a form of chemotherapy.

drugs.com/zytiga.html

[Hidden]

There is one oral chemotherapy available for hormone refractory PCA. It's an older chemotherapy called cyclophosphamide. Hopefully there will be more in the future. Here's an article on cyclophosphamide.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/210...

[GP24]

There are Docetaxel and Cabazitaxel, both are tested to be effective and approved. But these are no oral chemos. There are no oral chemos available for prostate cancer which are as effective as these.

[Hidden]

Here's a recent post on the forum about cyclophosphamide.

healthunlocked.com/advanced...

[GP24 in reply to Hidden]

Before Docetaxel the drug Mitoxantrone was used. But this did not extend overall survival. Therefore I would take cyclophosphamide only if there is proof that it extends overall survial.