Abiraterone acetate (AA) is indicated for the treatment of patients with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer. Here, the authors show that, in prostate cancer patients, orally administered AA remodels the gut microbiome and promotes the enrichment of the commensal bacterium Akkermansia muciniphila at the expense of androgen-utilizing Corynebacterium species.
- Brendan A. Daisley
- Ryan M. Chanyi
- Jeremy P. Burton
