The Alkaline Phosphatase Flare Phenomenon: A Transient Substantial Increase in Alkaline Phosphatase Concentration in a Prostate Cancer Patient after Starting GnRH Agonist Treatment

A 78-year-old man with metastatic prostate cancer was referred to the hospital 5 weeks after the initiation of systemic therapy with goserelin (GnRH agonist) because of a significant increase in alkaline phosphatase (ALP) concentration despite clinical improvement. Further workup revealed a decrease...

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Autores principales: Merlo, Pierina, Rochlitz, Christoph, Osthoff, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7983619/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33776685
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000513427

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7983619/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33776685
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000513427

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