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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2025

Case Report: Abiraterone in brain metastases from prostate cancer.

Tobias Peres, Stefanie Aeppli, Stefanie Fischer, Christian Rothermundt

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors.

Tobias PeresDepartment of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen (KSSG), St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Stefanie AeppliDepartment of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen (KSSG), St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Stefanie FischerDepartment of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen (KSSG), St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Christian RothermundtDepartment of Medical Oncology and Cancer Centre, Cantonal Hospital Lucerne (LUKS), Lucerne, Switzerland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Prostate carcinoma (PC) is the most common cancer in men worldwide. However, brain metastases (BM) from prostate cancer are extremely rare events, usually in the later course of the disease. There is no established standard of care treatment for this situation. The efficacy of androgen synthesis inhibitor abiraterone in BM from PC is unknown. Case: We herein report the case of an 83-year-old patient with metastatic hormone-sensitive PC who had multiple BM at primary diagnosis, clinically manifesting with dizziness, ataxia, and unsteady gait. Combination of abiraterone and androgen deprivation therapy showed exceptional sustained cerebral tumor response. After 12 months of treatment, the patient is asymptomatic with an excellent performance status. Conclusion: Symptomatic BM from PC is a rarity but can show sustained response to abiraterone and androgen deprivation therapy. After comprehensive literature search, there is no comparable case published to date.

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abirateroneblood-brain barrierbrain metastasescase reportcerebral metastasishormonesensitivemetastaticprostate cancer

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PMID40291916
PMCPMC12021617

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