This fact sheet describes hormone therapy and its role in treating prostate cancer. Learn about the types of hormone therapy, how they are used, and possible side effects.

Jul 15, 2025 · Hormone therapy for prostate cancer is a treatment that lowers or blocks testosterone. This treatment also is called androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). Most prostate cancer cells need …

Hormone therapy is also called androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). The goal of this treatment is to reduce levels of male hormones, called androgens, in the body, or to stop them from fueling prostate …

Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) has historically been the foundational systemic treatment for metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC), serving as the standard of care (SOC) for …

Jun 11, 2025 · These findings led to the development of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) as the treatment for patients with advanced prostate cancer. Although ADT is palliative, it can normalize …

Sep 16, 2024 · Androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) has been the standard of care for patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) for decades. 1, 2 However, despite initial …

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Feb 3, 2025 · The Consumer’s Guide to Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Advanced Prostate Cancer This type of hormone therapy can help extend the lives of people who have metastatic prostate cancer.

Blocking androgen receptors. Over the last decade, it has become evident that both the primary cancer (within the prostate) as well as metastatic sites (lymph nodes and bone) can also make testosterone …

5 days ago · Doublet therapy of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) with androgen receptor signaling inhibitor (ARSI) or triplet therapy of ADT with docetaxel and ARSI represent possible treatment …