Actualización del tratamiento del cáncer de próstata avanzado y de sus complicaciones

First line hormone therapies usually reach a proper control of the tumor maintaining an acceptable quality of life. However, most of these tumors becomes androgen-independent over time and behave as a more aggressive cancer type. In these patients, combination therapy protocols have recently demonstrated a benefit not only in terms of symptoms control and response rates but also in improving survival. In addition, several new molecules are currently under study. The accurate knowledge of the symptoms due to disease spreading as well as treatment's side effects is necessary to provide an appropriate palliative management that contributes to an improvement of the quality of life in advanced prostate cancer patients.