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Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry for simultaneous determination of spironolactone and canrenone in plasma samples

Abstract n our study, we aimed to validate a method based on liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) to quantify spironolactone (SPI) and its active metabolite canrenone (CAN) simultaneously in plasma samples to support in vivo experiments. Compounds were separated by using a C18 column with the ...

Tratamiento hormonal de la pedofilia: ¿puede curar la pedofilia con la castración química?

Históricamente la sociedad ha rechazado el abuso sexual de menores de 13 años, dictándose leyes al respecto. La justicia luego de un debido proceso condenaba al victimario con reclusión incluso hasta la década del 70-80, con orquiectomía. Los adelantos en neurobiología, endocrinología, sicofarmac...

Influence of statins in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer patients treated with new antiandrogen therapies: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate whether the addition of statins to the new antiandrogens (enzalutamide or abiraterone) affects overall survival in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Methods We searched studies in English language including the keywords statins, overall surv...

Caracterización y evolución clínica de los pacientes con cáncer de próstata metastásico resistente a la castración atendidos en el servicio de urología de SOLCA (Guayaquil). 2013 a 2019

Oncología (Guayaquil); 31 (1), 2021
Introducción: El cáncer de próstata constituye la segunda neoplasia más frecuente después del cáncer pulmonar. Es la Primera causa de incidencia de cáncer en la población ecuatoriana, mientras que la mortalidad ocupó el segundo lugar. Enzalutamida retrasa significativamente la necesidad de quimi...

Mortality of motorcyclists due to traffic injuries in Brasil: a population-based study in Brazilian capitals

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: To analyze the mortality trend of young men who were victims of traffic injuries involving motorcycles in all Brazilian capitals from 2001 to 2015. METHODS: A time-series study on all deaths of men aged 20-39 years old due to traffic injuries involving motorcycles in all 27 Brazilian...

Clinical and surgical assistance in prostate cancer during the COVID-19 Pandemic: implementation of assistance protocols

Int. braz. j. urol; 46 (supl.1), 2020
ABSTRACT Purpose: Propose an approach of prostate cancer (PCa) patients during COVID-19 pandemic. Material and Methods: We conducted a review of current literature related to surgical and clinical management of patients during COVID-19 crisis paying special attention to oncological ones and especially ...

Efficacy of Leuprorelide acetate (Eligard®) in daily practice in Brazil: a retrospective study with depot formulations in patients with prostate cancer

Int. braz. j. urol; 46 (3), 2020
ABSTRACT Introduction: Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is the mainstay of therapy for advanced prostate cancer. Studies addressing the efficacy of different depot formulations of long acting luteinizing hormone releasing hormone agonists in the Brazilian population are lacking. We aimed to compare th...

Special emphasis on bone health management in prostate cancer patients: a prospective longitudinal study

Int. braz. j. urol; 46 (3), 2020
ABSTRACT Introduction: Use of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in carcinoma prostate (CaP) has deleterious effect on bone mineral density (BMD) leading to increase incidence of osteoporosis and skeletal-related events. We evaluated bone health status and impact of bone-directed therapy (BDT) and ADT o...