A 60-year-old man with advanced prostate cancer has bone pain. Which medication is particularly effective at reducing skeletal-related events in metas...

Question

A 60-year-old man with advanced prostate cancer has bone pain. Which medication is particularly effective at reducing skeletal-related events in metastatic prostate cancer?

Accepted Answer

Bisphosphonates (e.g., zoledronic acid)

Answer

5-alpha reductase inhibitors

Answer

Chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide

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High-dose corticosteroids alone

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Testosterone supplementation

Prostate Cancer — UKMLA MCQ

A 60-year-old man with advanced prostate cancer has bone pain. Which medication is particularly effective at reducing skeletal-related events in metastatic prostate cancer?