First-line, potent androgen blockade for patients with newly diagnosed, advanced-stage, castration-sensitive prostate cancer is confirmed as an effective strategy by data from the STAMPEDE and LATITUDE trials. Herein, we highlight the benefits, discuss caveats and consider the clinical care implications of these findings.
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Hamid, A., Sweeney, C. A new standard-of-care for advanced-stage disease. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 14, 592–593 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrclinonc.2017.120
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