Abstract

Treatment of patients with prostatic cancer with a combination of 1-2 mg depot-estrogen (ethinylestradiol sulfonate = Turisteron) per week and 1 mg dexamethasone per day suppressed the mean testosterone (T) level to 2.8% (0.53 nmol/l), the free T to 0.8% (1.9 pmol/l) and the adrenal androgens (AA) -- androstenedione (A), dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and its sulfate (DHEAS) -- to more than 40% of the initial values. Treatment with Turisteron alone (2 mg per week) did not change the DHEA and DHEAS levels but decreased plasma A concentration to 65% (2.96 nmol/l) of the initial values.

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