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  • Methods for treating hot flashes and improving the quality of life of castrated prostatic cancer patients
    Patent number: 6165504
    Abstract: A method for treating hot flashes in a castrated prostatic cancer patient who is diagnosed with hot flashes warranting treatment or who is experiencing at least approximately 5 hot flashes per day is provided in which from 25 mg to 150 mg cyproterone acetate per day is orally administered to the patient. A method for improving the multidimensional quality of life of such a patient is also provided. Palliative therapy for an advanced stage patient also improves quality of life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Barr Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert G. Bell