Managing Nonmetastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer

Joaquin Mateo, Karim Fizazi, Silke Gillessen, Axel Heidenreich, Raquel Perez-Lopez, Wim J.G. Oyen, Neal Shore, Matthew Smith, Christopher Sweeney, Bertrand Tombal, Scott A. Tomlins, Johann S. de Bono. Correspondence information about the author Johann S. de Bono
Associate Editor: Giacomo Novara

Context

Patients with nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (nmCRPC) have rising prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and castrate testosterone levels, with no radiological findings of metastatic disease on computed tomography and bone scan. Given recent drug approvals for nmCRPC, with many other therapeutics and imaging modalities being developed, management of nmCRPC is a rapidly evolving field that merits detailed investigation.

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