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Is Zytiga 250mg 4daily+1prednisone prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jul 31 12:04pm | Replies (35)

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@chebo1954, welcome. I moved your question about Zytiga to the Prostate Cancer support group where you will find many people talking about Zytiga (abiraterone acetate). See all related discussions here: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/discussions/?search=Zytiga%20

Abiraterone is used in combination with prednisone to treat patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (prostate cancer that is resistant to medical or surgical treatments that lower testosterone and has already spread to other parts of the body) and metastatic high-risk castration-sensitive prostate cancer. https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/abiraterone-oral-route/description/drg-20074889

@chebo1954, what information leads you to believe that this treatment may reduce your life span? How are you feeling?

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I don’t feel that bad but Zytiga is known to adversely affect the kidneys and I am already at stage 3b kidney failure, plus it is also known to cause Afib which I am also presently being treated for plus the same dr that prescribed Zytiga also has me on levothyroxine which is towards the top of the list of medications that should not be used while taking Zytiga