Successful treatment of metastatic androgen-independent prostate carcinoma in a transsexual patient

Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2007 Jun;5(5):344-6. doi: 10.3816/CGC.2007.n.016.

Abstract

The occurrence of prostate carcinoma in transsexual patients has rarely been reported. These cases present a unique challenge in that such patients are effectively receiving androgen deprivation therapy. By definition, their disease is androgen-independent prostate cancer, and the role of local therapy is undefined. We report on a male-to-female transsexual patient with metastatic prostate cancer treated successfully with combination chemotherapy after previous standard therapy failed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / drug therapy*
  • Adenocarcinoma / radiotherapy
  • Aged
  • Androgen Antagonists / therapeutic use
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen / blood
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Salvage Therapy*
  • Transsexualism / pathology*

Substances

  • Androgen Antagonists
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen