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. 2014 Oct 14;111(12):2248–2253. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2014.531

Table 4. Toxicity before and after steroid switch.

Grade 1-2 Toxicity Pre-switch Post-switch
Hypertension
11 (39.3%)
7 (29%)
Hypokalaemia
8 (28.6%)
2 (7.1%)
Transaminase elevation
2 (7.1%)
1 (3.6%)
Othera 1 (3.6%) 2 (7.1%)
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Other: One patient experienced grade 1 hyponatraemia that lasted for 4 cycles while on abiraterone + prednisolone, which reappeared after steroid switch for 1 cycle and was spontaneously recovered. One patient experienced grade 2 postural hypotension after steroid switch.