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In Vitro Imaging and Quantification of the Drug Targeting Efficiency of Fluorescently Labeled GnRH Analogues
Published on: March 21, 2017
GnRH Antagonist: a New and an Effective Way of Treatment of Advanced Prostate Cancer
Bertrand Tomabal1, S K Raghunath2, N Srivatsa2
1Service d'Urologie, Cliniques universitaires Saint Luc, Universitécatholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
Abstract:
Castration remains the mainstay of treatment in the management of metastatic prostate cancer. Medical castration plays an important role in a majority of these patients. Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists have been commonly used hitherto to achieve medical castration. Arrival of GnRH antagonists have opened a new approach in the management of these patients with distinct drug-related and cancer-related benefits including prevention of microsurges and reduction in cardiovascular complications. This article elucidates the mechanism of action of GnRH antagonists along with its clinical advantages and demerits.
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