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Provenge Approved Infusion Site

February 7, 2012

Oregon Urology Institute is proud to now offer prostate cancer patients one of the latest advances in treatment options, the first-in-class immunotherapy, PROVENGE® (sipuleucel-T). PROVENGE is the only FDA-approved treatment for certain men with advanced prostate cancer that uses the patient’s own immune system to fight the disease. PROVENGE is designed to stimulate a patient’s immune system to identify and target prostate cancer cells. Each dose is manufactured specifically for each patient using his own immune cells.

PROVENGE is not a chemotherapy drug and is different from hormone therapy which decreases the level of testosterone in the body. PROVENGE is an immunotherapy that works by stimulating the natural ability of immune cells already in the patient’s body and may help patients live longer. A typical PROVENGE course of treatment can be completed in about a month, and the most common side effects are primarily mild or moderate.

For more information contact your Urologist.

Source: OUI

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