receive either enzalutamide or placebo, the study authors said.
The next step for researchers will be head-to-head comparisons that will help doctors decide which drugs would work best for specific patients, Liaw said.
“We don’t yet have any data to compare these drugs side-to-side. That’s where we’re going to start to see a bit of debate over which one is arguably the best drug to start with first,” Liaw said. “We’ve never had a lot of satisfying data to help us figure out what is the proper sequence, is there an optimal sequence, should we be combining certain drugs to get a better effect?”
The cost will also be an issue in using these new drugs to fight prostate cancer. “These are really expensive drugs,” Liaw said. “These are drugs that cost thousands for a month’s supply.”
Regardless, it is good for doctors to have more drugs on hand to help patients battle prostate cancer, he concluded.
“We’re certainly hoping to have their disease controlled, not just now but