Flutamide

Review
In: LiverTox: Clinical and Research Information on Drug-Induced Liver Injury [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; 2012.
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Excerpt

Flutamide is a first generation, oral nonsteroidal antiandrogen that has been used widely in the therapy of prostate cancer. Flutamide is frequently associated with minor serum aminotransferase elevations and has been linked to numerous cases of acute liver injury, which are frequently severe and can be fatal.

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  • Review