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prostate cancer cells have mutated to feed on the antiandrogen rather than testosterone and DHT, the antiandrogen is withdrawn or stopped, with the intended response being the killing or dimunition of those mutated cells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