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antiandrogen withdrawal response

Abbreviations: AAWR

Definition: When it is believed the prostate cancer cells have mutated to feed on the antiandrogen rather than testosterone and DHT, the antiandrogen is withdrawn or stopped, with the intended response being the killing or dimunition of those mutated cells

For more information: See antiandrogen, testosterone, dihydrotestosterone.


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