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Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jan 28 8:32am | Replies (15)
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Replies to "My understanding is that Zytiga restricts testosterone which feeds prostate cancer. Little, if any of the..."
When my husband started Zytiga in January of 2020, his oncologist told us it was effective for an average of 16 months. My husband was lucky and it kept his cancer in remission for a bit over 3 years.
And yes, neither Zytiga nor other similar drugs kill the cancer. They reduce the testosterone which reaches the cancer, suppressing its growth for a time.