What does CRPC stand for in medical terms?

52. PD = progression of disease; CRPC = castration resistant prostate cancer.

What is CRPC in cancer?

Prostate cancer that keeps growing even when the amount of testosterone in the body is reduced to very low levels. Many early-stage prostate cancers need normal levels of testosterone to grow, but castrate-resistant prostate cancers do not. Also called CRPC.

What does abiraterone therapy do?

Abiraterone is used in combination with prednisone to treat a certain type of prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. Abiraterone is in a class of medications called androgen biosynthesis inhibitors. It works by decreasing the amount of certain hormones in the body.

What causes CRPC?

A sustained androgen receptor (AR) signal is still regarded as the main cause of CRPC. Increasing number of studies have proposed different potential mechanisms that cause CRPC, and this has led to the development of novel agents targeting the AR-dependent pathway or AR-independent signaling.

What is true about code of criminal procedure?

It was enacted in 1973 and came into force on 1 April 1974. It provides the machinery for the investigation of crime, apprehension of suspected criminals, collection of evidence, determination of guilt or innocence of the accused person and the determination of punishment of the guilty.

Is CRPC metastatic?

With Metastatic CRPC (mCRPC), the cancer stops responding to hormone treatment, and it is found in other parts of the body. It can spread to nearby lymph nodes, bones, the bladder, rectum, liver, lungs, and maybe the brain.

What is life expectancy with prostate cancer?

Survival for all stages of prostate cancer more than 95 out of 100 (more than 95%) will survive their cancer for 1 year or more. more than 85 out of 100 (more than 85%) will survive their cancer for 5 years or more. almost 80 out of 100 (almost 80%) will survive their cancer for 10 years or more.

What does hormone resistant mean?

Listen to pronunciation. (HOR-mone-reh-ZIH-stunt) In medicine, describes a disease or condition that does not respond to treatment with hormones. Also called hormone-refractory.

Why is CrPC important?

The Important objective of the Code of Criminal Procedure is to provide an opportunity to the accused person to get a fair trial in accordance with the principles of natural justice. to ensure a fair trial where none of the rights of the accused are compromised nor are they unjustifiably favoured.