Yonsa

Castration, Prostatic Neoplasms, Malignant Neoplasms

Treatment

6 FDA approvals

20 Active Studies for Yonsa

What is Yonsa

Abiraterone

The Generic name of this drug

Treatment Summary

Abiraterone is a steroid-based medication used to treat prostate cancer that has become resistant to hormone therapy. It is administered in an acetate salt form, which increases its availability and helps it to be more stable. Abiraterone was approved by the FDA in 2011.

Zytiga

is the brand name

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Yonsa Overview & Background

Brand Name

Generic Name

First FDA Approval

How many FDA approvals?

Zytiga

Abiraterone

2011

43

Approved as Treatment by the FDA

Abiraterone, commonly known as Zytiga, is approved by the FDA for 6 uses such as Castration and Prostatic Neoplasms .

Castration

Used to treat Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer (CRPC) in combination with Methylprednisolone

Prostatic Neoplasms

Used to treat High Risk Prostate Cancer in combination with Prednisone

Malignant Neoplasms

Used to treat Metastatic Castration Sensitive Prostate Cancer in combination with Prednisone

Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer (CRPC)

Used to treat Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer (CRPC) in combination with Methylprednisolone

High Risk Prostate Cancer

Used to treat High Risk Prostate Cancer in combination with Prednisone

Metastatic Castration Sensitive Prostate Cancer

Used to treat Metastatic Castration Sensitive Prostate Cancer in combination with Prednisone

Effectiveness

How Yonsa Affects Patients

Abiraterone has been found to reduce levels of PSA, shrink tumors, reduce the size of bone metastases, and improve pain. Taking abiraterone can also cause a significant increase in hormones related to the adrenal glands, but this can be prevented by taking dexamethasone.

How Yonsa works in the body

Abiraterone is a drug that blocks an enzyme called CYP17A1. This enzyme helps turn a hormone called 17-hydroxyprognenolone into another hormone called dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA). By blocking this enzyme, abiraterone decreases the amount of DHEA and other androgens in the body.

When to interrupt dosage

The measure of Yonsa is reliant on the diagnosed affliction. The dosage amount is also contingent upon the technique of administration as demonstrated in the table below.

Condition

Dosage

Administration

Castration

250.0 mg, , 500.0 mg, 125.0 mg, 1000.0 mg

, Oral, Tablet - Oral, Tablet, Tablet, film coated, Tablet, film coated - Oral

Prostatic Neoplasms

250.0 mg, , 500.0 mg, 125.0 mg, 1000.0 mg

, Oral, Tablet - Oral, Tablet, Tablet, film coated, Tablet, film coated - Oral

Malignant Neoplasms

250.0 mg, , 500.0 mg, 125.0 mg, 1000.0 mg

, Oral, Tablet - Oral, Tablet, Tablet, film coated, Tablet, film coated - Oral

Warnings

There are 20 known major drug interactions with Yonsa.

Common Yonsa Drug Interactions

Drug Name

Risk Level

Description

Brigatinib

Major

The metabolism of Brigatinib can be decreased when combined with Abiraterone.

Cabazitaxel

Major

The metabolism of Cabazitaxel can be decreased when combined with Abiraterone.

Eliglustat

Major

The metabolism of Eliglustat can be decreased when combined with Abiraterone.

Fentanyl

Major

The metabolism of Fentanyl can be decreased when combined with Abiraterone.

Paclitaxel

Major

The metabolism of Paclitaxel can be decreased when combined with Abiraterone.

Yonsa Toxicity & Overdose Risk

Taking too much of this drug can block the activity of an enzyme called 17α-hydroxylase, which can lead to an increase in certain hormones. This can cause symptoms such as excessive fluid retention and low potassium levels. Treatment may involve taking medication to block the hormone receptors.

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Yonsa Novel Uses: Which Conditions Have a Clinical Trial Featuring Yonsa?

There are 30 active studies assessing the potential of Yonsa in Castration Therapy.

Condition

Clinical Trials

Trial Phases

Castration

33 Actively Recruiting

Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3

Prostatic Neoplasms

4 Actively Recruiting

Phase 2, Early Phase 1, Phase 1

Malignant Neoplasms

2 Actively Recruiting

Phase 3, Phase 1

Yonsa Reviews: What are patients saying about Yonsa?

5

Patient Review

8/22/2019

Yonsa for Simple Partial Seizures

I've been taking this medication for years and it's really helped me. Some of the side effects can be a bit bothersome, but they're nothing compared to what I would experience with other epilepsy medications.

5

Patient Review

8/22/2019

Yonsa for Simple Partial Seizures

I've been using this medication for a while now with only some very manageable side effects.

4.7

Patient Review

7/25/2016

Yonsa for Convulsive Seizures

I've been taking this medication for a few years now to help with my epilepsy. The 100mg in the morning and 300mg at night has worked well for me, though I did have some issues sleeping when I took them all in the morning. As with any medication, there are always side effects (none of which are fun), but the pros outweigh the cons in my opinion.

4.7

Patient Review

2/26/2021

Yonsa for Convulsive Seizures

Zonisamide has been really effective for me in controlling my seizures. I've lost a lot of weight since starting the medication, which is strange, but it's worth it if it means not having to worry about seizures as much.

4.7

Patient Review

10/10/2015

Yonsa for Convulsive Seizures

This drug has been amazing for me--I haven't had a seizure in 8 years. I take 6 pills per day, which is a lot, but it's worth it to me. This is the best seizure medication I've tried.

4.7

Patient Review

9/5/2017

Yonsa for Convulsive Seizures

The lack of side effects is very much appreciated with this medication. The only complaint I have is that it can make me drowsy when I first wake up.

4.7

Patient Review

7/25/2016

Yonsa for Convulsive Seizures

I've been taking this medication for a few years now to manage my epilepsy. I take 100 mg in the morning and 300 mg at night. When I took all of them in the morning, I had sleep problems, but that's better than seizures. Like any epilepsy medication, there are some side effects; however, they're not as bad as the alternative.

4.7

Patient Review

2/26/2021

Yonsa for Convulsive Seizures

Despite the fact that I have to crush my pills or open capsules, this medicine has been working well for me. It's controlled my seizures and I've even lost weight!

4.7

Patient Review

9/5/2017

Yonsa for Convulsive Seizures

The best thing about this medicine is that it has very few side effects. The only one I really notice is that it makes me sleepy when I first wake up.

4.7

Patient Review

10/10/2015

Yonsa for Convulsive Seizures

This drug has kept me seizure-free for eight years, and I firmly believe it's saved my life. I take six 100mg pills per day, which goes through a lot of pills quickly. That's why I only gave it four stars instead of five; I wish it were more affordable. But overall, it's been an amazing medication for me and far better than any other seizure control drugs I've tried in the past.

4.3

Patient Review

8/15/2017

Yonsa for Convulsive Seizures

I haven't had a seizure in years, but I have lost a lot of weight and I'm always tired. It's also hard to focus and my speech has been slurred.

4.3

Patient Review

8/15/2017

Yonsa for Convulsive Seizures

This medication has been great for my epilepsy, no seizures in years. However, I've also experienced some pretty severe weight loss as a result, which isn't ideal. Additionally, I often feel tired and have trouble concentrating or speaking clearly.

4

Patient Review

1/13/2022

Yonsa for Additional Medication to Treat Partial Seizures

I've been taking zonisamide for the past 5 or 6 years. It's worked until about 6 ago when I had to get kidney stone surgery--which was very painful. I recently had a ultrasound and apparently have several stones in my body even after the surgery. Other than the kidney stones, this medicine helps a lot.

4

Patient Review

1/13/2022

Yonsa for Additional Medication to Treat Partial Seizures

I've been taking this zonisamide for the past 5 or 6 years now. It's worked fine until about 6 ago when I had to get kidney stone surgery. Very painful, 3 which were the size of a quarter. I recently had a ultrasound before my Urology appointment and I apparently have now even after the surgery several in my body. Other then the kidney stones this medicine helps a lot.

3.7

Patient Review

4/16/2022

Yonsa for Additional Medication to Treat Partial Seizures

I've been taking this medication for a little while now. I was instructed to take it at night, but found that it gave me terrible heartburn. My neurologist then said to try taking it with milk, which worked until I became intolerant to lactose. Now, I'm trying different juices and sodas, but everything seems to make my stomach upset and gives me restless legs at night.

3.7

Patient Review

3/29/2018

Yonsa for Convulsive Seizures

While this medication did stop my seizures, the side effects were absolutely not worth it. I suffered from depression that got worse and worse until I realized it was a result of the medication. If you value your mental health at all, steer clear of this drug.

3.7

Patient Review

11/16/2018

Yonsa for Additional Medication to Treat Partial Seizures

Great seizure control on a low dose. However, the side effects were really tough to deal with. It caused me a lot of pain and made it hard to enjoy my life.

3.7

Patient Review

11/16/2018

Yonsa for Additional Medication to Treat Partial Seizures

This medication did a great job of controlling my seizures. However, the side effects were really bad. I had throat pain, itchy and burning skin, bone pain, depression, hostility, irritability, and weird perceptions. The mood issues were the worst. I also had severe petechiae. I was taken off of it and am now searching for a good complimentary treatment to go with the kepra.

3.7

Patient Review

4/16/2022

Yonsa for Additional Medication to Treat Partial Seizures

I've been taking this medication for a while now, and it's helped me a lot. I originally took it with water at night, but that gave me terrible heartburn so my neurologist suggested milk instead. That worked until I became lactose intolerant though. Now I'm trying different juices and sodas, but everything seems to make me sick to my stomach and I get restless legs at night, so the last thing I need is sugar and caffeine.

3.7

Patient Review

3/29/2018

Yonsa for Convulsive Seizures

The medication stopped my seizures but the side effects were horrible. It caused a deep depression that grew worse, until I finally realized it was from the medication and got it lowered. I would not suggest this to a student, or anybody. I had thick brain fog everyday, making it hard to talk to people and concentrate. On top of that I was always so tired and always felt so sad on this medication, even when I got it lowered! Would not suggest!!

3.3

Patient Review

7/23/2016

Yonsa for Simple Partial Seizures

I've had to up my dosage to 600mg a day in order to keep my seizures under control. The downside is that I'm now prone to kidney stones.

3.3

Patient Review

7/23/2016

Yonsa for Simple Partial Seizures

I've had to up my dosage to 600mg per day in order to keep my seizures under control. However, this unfortunately means that I'm now prone to kidney stones.
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Patient Q&A Section about yonsa

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is Yonsa chemo?

"Yonsa is neither a chemotherapy drug nor identical to Zytiga, another prostate cancer treatment. Instead, Yonsa is a hormone therapy that contains the same active ingredient."

Answered by AI

Is Yonsa the same as Zytiga?

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What is Yonsa used for?

"Abiraterone works by preventing the body from making testosterone.

The purpose of this medication is to treat prostate cancer in men. Abiraterone works by inhibiting the body's production of testosterone, a hormone that aids in the growth and spread of prostate cancer."

Answered by AI

Is there a generic for Yonsa?

"Sun's Yonsa is not a generic version of J&J's blockbuster Zytiga, but it is a competitor. They both contain the same active ingredient, abiraterone acetate, but Sun's formulation doesn't run into trouble with J&J's patents. Yonsa is formulated for administration in combination with methylprednisolone."

Answered by AI

Clinical Trials for Yonsa

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Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer

Any Age
Male
Montreal, Canada

Introduction 177Lu-PSMA radioligand therapy (RLT) is an emerging option for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). However, up to half of patients fail to show meaningful clinical benefit with this therapy. A dual-modality strategy seeks to increase dose via complementary external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) in underdosed tumor regions. We hypothesize that by combining both modalities (EBRT and RLT) in an hybrid, adaptive approach, we can safely improve skeletal related events when compared to standard-of-care (SOC) 177Lu-PSMA alone. Methodology Adaptive EBRT and RLT for mCRPC (ARREST) is a pragmatic registry-based phase 2, multi-center randomized controlled trial within the PERa prospective cohort (NCT03378856) planned to activate in 2025. Patients who are receiving SOC 177Lu-PSMA with targetable metastatic burden identified on imaging suitable for EBRT will be eligible. One hundred and thirty eligible patients will be randomized 1:1 to receive either SOC 177Lu-PSMA therapy alone (maximum 6 cycles) or to combined 177Lu-PSMA plus EBRT boost. Patients in the experimental arm will undergo FDG-PET at study entry and SPECT-CT after each cycle of radioligand therapy. Lesions selected for EBRT boost will be selected based on a set of criteria that include estimated suboptimal dose absorbed from 177LuPSMA, lesions demonstrating low PSMA but high FDG update, symptomatic lesions, and those at high risk for skeletal-related events. Selected lesions will receive single-fraction EBRT. Dose prescribed will range from 6-12 Gy with the ideal goal of a combined total biological effective dose of ≥75 Gy (α/β = 1.4) with priority to dose limits for organs at risk. A maximum treatment time of 60 minutes is permitted for each EBRT boost treatment. Patients in the experimental arm that achieve complete response measured by 177Lu-SPECT-CT and PSA will pause ARREST and resume at progression. The primary endpoint is skeletal related events at 1 year. Secondary objectives include overal survival, 177Lu-SPECT-CT and PSA response, toxicity, and quality of life. The sample size is designed to detect a 12 month imporvement in the rate of skeletal related events with a HR 1.6, two-sided alpha of 0.1 and 80% power. Conclusion ARREST is hypothesized to safely optimize tumor dose, offering a personalized hybrid approach that may lead to improved patient outcomes. In addition, this study will permit further understanding of these two distinct radiation delivery methods and their effect on tissues, thereby refining the relative biological effectiveness model for more precise treatment planning.

Phase 2
Waitlist Available

Centre Hospitalier de l'Université-de-Montréal

Cynthia Menard, MD

Varian, a Siemens Healthineers Company

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Darolutamide + Pembrolizumab + Lupron for Prostate Cancer

18+
Male
New York, NY

This is a single-arm, phase II study of neoadjuvant combination therapy of Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT), \[Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) agonist Leuprolide\], androgen receptor (AR)-antagonist Darolutamide and Pembrolizumab in a stratified high-risk localized prostate cancer cohort, followed by adjuvant treatment with Pembrolizumab (12 cycles) post-radical prostatectomy (RP). Patients with National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) high-risk non-metastatic prostate cancer (localized or locally advanced) (defined as Gleason ≥8, disease stage \>=cT3a, or PSA l \>20 ng/mL) will be risk-stratified at a biopsy using Decipher, a commercial standard-of-care diagnostic assay. Patients satisfying all three criteria of high-risk genomic characteristics listed below as per the Decipher grid results will be enrolled in the study: 1. Decipher Genomic classifier, GC\>0.6 2. AR activity score/AR-output gene signature (ARoS)\>11.0 3. High Luminal B score/ PAM50 subtype signature

Phase 2
Waitlist Available

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Ashutosh K Tewari, MD

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

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ASP5541 for Prostate Cancer

18+
Male
Myrtle Beach, SC

Hormone therapy, or androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is a standard way to treat prostate cancer. It works by reducing the amount of the main male sex hormone, testosterone in the body. Androgen receptor pathway inhibitors (ARPIs) are another type of hormone therapy. They either slow down how much testosterone is made or block testosterone from reaching the prostate cancer cells. Abiraterone acetate (AA) is an ARPI that is used to treat advanced prostate cancer. This type of treatment is usually given as a tablet with a steroid called prednisone/prednisolone to manage any medical problems from the hormone therapy. ASP5541 is a different form of AA. It is given as an injection into the muscle. In this study, ASP5541 will be given to men with advanced prostate cancer, both with and without prednisone/prednisolone. This study will check the safety of ASP5541 and compare how well ASP5541 works in men with advanced prostate cancer compared to AA. The main aims of the study are to check how well ASP5541 with prednisone/prednisolone works compared to AA with prednisone/prednisolone in men with advanced prostate cancer who haven't previously been treated with an ARPI, to check safety of ASP5541 given by itself in men with advanced prostate cancer that haven't previously been treated with an ARPI, to check how well ASP5541 given by itself works compared to AA with prednisone/prednisolone in men with advanced prostate cancer that haven't previously been treated with an ARPI, and to check safety of ASP5541 with prednisone/prednisolone in Japanese men with advanced prostate cancer. Adult men with a certain type of advanced prostate cancer can take part. Their cancer has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic). The different types are: Metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC). Prostate cancer that needs testosterone to grow. Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Prostate cancer that continues to grow even when testosterone levels are low. In this study there will be 3 treatment groups. In Group 1 men with mCRPC who haven't previously been treated with an ARPI will either be given ASP5541 and prednisone/prednisolone or AA and prednisone/prednisolone. In Group 2 men with mHSPC who haven't previously been treated with an ARPI will either be given ASP5541 by itself or be given AA with prednisone/prednisolone. In Group 3 Japanese men with mCRPC or mHSPC who may or may not have previously been treated with an ARPI will be given ASP5541 with prednisone.

Phase 2
Recruiting

Carolina Urologic Research Center (+2 Sites)

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Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc.

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Lutetium-177-PSMA-617 for Prostate Cancer

18+
Male
Houston, TX

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of Lutetium-177-PSMA-617 (PLUVICTO) in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) and extensive bone metastases, which appear as a "super scan" pattern on a bone scan. Pluvicto is FDA-approved, but patients with super scan bone scans were previously excluded from the VISION clinical trial, leaving a knowledge gap. The study will enroll up to 30 men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, with an initial dosing approach that differs from the standard dose. The safety and tolerability of PLUVICTO will be evaluated in this study, with a focus on identifying the optimal dose for this population. This study addresses an important gap in understanding how Pluvicto performs in mCRPC patients with super scan findings.

Phase 2
Recruiting

Excel Diagnostics & Nuclear Oncology Center

Ebrahim S. Delpassand, M.D. Chairman & Medical Director, MD., Nuclear Medicine

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Lutetium (177Lu) Vipivotide Tetraxetan + ARPI for Prostate Cancer

18 - 100
Male
Omaha, NE

The purpose of this study is to assess whether the combination of AAA617 (administered for 6 cycles at a dose of 7.4 GBq (200 mCi) +/- 10%) and ARPI improves radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS) or time to death compared to AAA617 alone in PSMA-positive mCRPC patients who were previously treated and progressed on ARPI in the biochemical recurrence (BCR)-non metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC), mHSPC, or non-metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer (nmCRPC) setting and have not previously received a taxane-containing regimen in the castrate resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) setting.

Phase 2
Waitlist Available

Urology Cancer Center PC (+14 Sites)

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

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