New AI test can predict which men will benefit from prostate cancer drug
by Andrew Gregory in Chicago from on (#6XME1)
Artificial intelligence tool determines best candidates to take abiraterone, which can halve risk of death from disease
Doctors have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can predict which men with prostate cancer will benefit from a drug that halves the risk of dying.
Abiraterone has been described as a gamechanger" treatment for the disease, which is the most common form of cancer in men in more than 100 countries. It has already helped hundreds of thousands with advanced prostate cancer to live longer.
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