Alternative form of Abiraterone for Prostate Cancer
Hello,
Who: Dad
Age: 57
Illness: Large brain tumor on right brain, Stage 4 Prostate Cancer that's already spread in the bone
My father just turned 27 last month and this month have been really heavy. Now he can't swallow food anymore so we feed him Ensure Gold+ milk and water via NGT. Research says that Abiraterone can't be crushed and put in NGT. but at this point I really really want him to live longer 😭
Uncologist already injected him with Leuprolide or Gosereline. He said that at this point we can stop giving Abiraterone and continue the vitamins instead but I refuse to do that. He said it's fine to crush Abiraterone and feed it to my father through NGT but people and google says it's not safe to crush, make skin contact, and should only be taken orally. He said that chemo isn't an option as we'll just make him suffer.
Is there any alternative or is it safe to let it through via NGT? 😭
Thank you
Posted Apr 28, 2026, 7:09 PM UTC