Preventive and therapeutic efficacy of finasteride and dutasteride in TRAMP mice.

BACKGROUND:The prostate cancer prevention trial (PCPT) and Reduction by dutasteride of Prostate Cancer Events (REDUCE) trial found that 5α-reductase (5αR) inhibitors finasteride and dutasteride respectively, decreased prostate cancer prevalence but also increased the incidence of high-grade tumors....

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Main Authors: Alexander B Opoku-Acheampong, Dave Unis, Jamie N Henningson, Amanda P Beck, Brian L Lindshield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3799703?pdf=render