Higher serum androgen levels correlate with longer time of survival in CRPC

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Researchers discovered a positive correlation between higher serum levels of androgen and longer survival times for men with castrate resistant prostate cancer. Their results showed that "Median survival increased with each quartile increase in testosterone level regardless of treatment arm." Check out:

jco.ascopubs.org/content/early/2013/06/25/JCO.2012.45.4595.abstract

Ed Friedman