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| 1. | DOXOrubicin(Adriamycin , Adriamycin RDF) | ||
| 2. | flutamide(Eulexin ) | ||
| 3. | bicalutamide(Casodex ) | ||
| 4. | predniSONE(Deltasone , others...) | ||
| 5. | docetaxel(Taxotere ) | ||
| 6. | paclitaxel(Taxol , Onxol) | ||
| 7. | mitoxantrone(Novantrone ) | ||
| 8. | goserelin(Zoladex ) | ||
| 9. | estramustine(Emcyt ) | ||
| 10. | leuprolide(Lupron , others...) | ||
| 11. | nilutamide(Nilandron ) | ||
| 12. | triptorelin(Trelstar Depot , others...) | ||
| 13. | abarelix(Plenaxis ) | ||
| 14. | histrelin(Vantas , others...) | ||
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Hormone therapy is commonly used when the cancer is in an advanced stage and has spread to other parts of the body. Prostate cells need the male hormone testosterone to grow.
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Hormone therapy is commonly used when the cancer is in an advanced stage and has spread to other parts of the body. Prostate cells need the male hormone testosterone to grow.
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Hormone therapy is commonly used when the cancer is in an advanced stage and has spread to other parts of the body. Prostate cells need the male hormone testosterone to grow.
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DOXORUBICIN (dox oh ROO bi sin) is a chemotherapy drug. It is used to treat many kinds of cancer like Hodgkin's disease, leukemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, neuroblastoma, sarcoma, and Wilms' tumor. It is also used to treat bladder cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, stomach cancer, and thyroid cancer.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antineoplastic agent; anthracycline glycoside antibiotic.
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Doxorubicin, which kills cancer cells, is among the most widely used chemotherapy drugs. It is also known by its trade name, Adriamycin.This anticancer drug may be used to fight several different cancers: breast cancer, ovarian cancer, gastric(sto...
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FLUTAMIDE (FLOO ta mide) blocks the effect of the male hormone called testosterone. It is used in combination with another medication to treat prostate cancer.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antineoplastic agent; a nonsteroidal antiandrogen.
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BICALUTAMIDE (bye ka LOO ta mide) blocks the effect of the male hormone testosterone on the prostate. This medicine is used to treat advanced prostate cancer in men. It is given with other treatments.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antineoplastic agent; a nonsteroidal antiandrogen.
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PREDNISONE (PRED ni sone) is a corticosteroid. It is commonly used to treat inflammation of the skin, joints, lungs, and other organs. Common conditions treated include asthma, allergies, and arthritis. It is also used for other conditions, such as blood disorders and diseases of the adrenal glands.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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PREDNISONE (PRED ni sone) is a corticosteroid. It is commonly used to treat inflammation of the skin, joints, lungs, and other organs. Common conditions treated include asthma, allergies, and arthritis. It is also used for other conditions, such as blood disorders and diseases of the adrenal glands.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Synthetic glucocorticoid; minimal mineralocorticoid activity.
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DOCETAXEL (doe se TAX el) is a chemotherapy drug. It targets fast dividing cells, like cancer cells, and causes these cells to die. This medicine is used to treat many types of cancers like breast cancer, certain stomach cancers, head and neck cancer, lung cancer, and prostate cancer.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Semisynthetic taxoid; an antineoplastic agent.
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Docetaxel is a drug used to treat certain types of cancer. Docetaxel is available under the trade name Taxotere.Docetaxel is an antineoplastic agent used to treat breast cancer and non-small cell lung carcinoma.Docetaxel was approved by the Food a...
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PACLITAXEL (PAK li TAX el) is a chemotherapy drug. It targets fast dividing cells, like cancer cells, and causes these cells to die. This medicine is used to treat ovarian cancer, breast cancer, and other cancers.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antineoplastic agent; natural or semisynthetic diterpene from the bark of the Western (Pacific) yew ( Taxus brevifolia ) or needles and twigs of Taxus baccata .
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Paclitaxel is a drug used to treat certain types of cancer. Paclitaxel is available under the trade name Taxol.Paclitaxel is an antineoplastic agent used to treat ovarian cancer, breast cancer, non-small cell lung carcinoma, and AIDS-related Kapos...
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MITOXANTRONE (MYE toe ZAN trone) is a chemotherapy drug. It targets fast dividing cells, like cancer cells, and causes these cells to die. This medicine is used to treat acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL) and advanced prostate cancer. It is also used to treat certain types of multiple sclerosis.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antineoplastic agent; a synthetic anthracenedione.
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Mitoxantrone, also known by its trade name Novantrone, is an anticancer agent effective against certain kinds of leukemias. It is also used in Multiple Sclerosis(MS), and was approved by the Federal Drug Administration in 1987.Mitoxantrone is used...
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Goserelin acetate is a synthetic(man-made) hormone that acts similarly to the naturally occurring gonadotropin-releasing hormone(GnRH). It is available in the United States under the tradename Zoladex.Goserelin acetate is used primarily to counter...
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GOSERELIN (GOE se rel in) is similar to a hormone found in the body. It lowers the amount of sex hormones that the body makes. Men will have lower testosterone levels and women will have lower estrogen levels while taking this medicine. In men, this medicine is used to treat prostate cancer; the injection is either given once per month or once every 12 weeks. A once per month injection (only) is used to treat women with endometriosis, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, or advanced breast cancer.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Synthetic analog of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH, luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone, gonadorelin); used as an antineoplastic agent and for its endocrine effects.
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ESTRAMUSTINE (ES tra MUS teen) is a chemotherapy drug. It slows the growth of cancer cells. This medicine is used to treat prostate cancer.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antimicrotubule antineoplastic agent; a complex of 17 β-estradiol and nornitrogen mustard.
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Estramustine is a combination of two drugs, estradiol and mechlorethamine, that is used to slow growth and kill malignant cells in prostate cancer. It is also known by the brand names Emcyt and Estracyte.Estramustine is used in the palliative trea...
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LEUPROLIDE (loo PROE lide) is a man-made protein that acts like a natural hormone in the body. It decreases testosterone in men and decreases estrogen in women. In men, this medicine is used to treat advanced prostate cancer. In women, some forms of this medicine may be used to treat endometriosis, uterine fibroids, or other female hormone-related problems.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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LEUPROLIDE (loo PROE lide) is a man-made hormone. It is used to treat the symptoms of prostate cancer. This medicine may also be used to treat children with early onset of puberty. It may be used for other hormonal conditions.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antineoplastic agent and gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist; a synthetic nonapeptide analog of naturally occurring GnRH (luteinizing hormone releasing hormone [LHRH], gonadorelin).
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Leuprolide acetate is a synthetic(man-made) hormone that acts similarly to the naturally occurring gonadotropin releasing hormone(GnRH). It is available under the tradename Lupron.Leuprolide acetate is used primarily to counter the symptoms of adv...
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NILUTAMIDE (nye LOO ta mide) blocks the effect of the male hormone called testosterone. It is used with surgery to treat prostate cancer.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antineoplastic agent; a nonsteroidal antiandrogen structurally and pharmacologically related to bicalutamide and flutamide.
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TRIPTORELIN (TRIP toe rel in) decreases testosterone in men and estrogen in women. It is used to treat advanced prostate cancer and endometriosis.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antineoplastic agent; synthetic decapeptide analog of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH, luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone, gonadorelin); structurally related to leuprolide and goserelin.
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Triptorelin pamoate is a synthetic luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone(LHRH) agonist, that is, a substance that reduces the level of sexual hormones in the system.Since its approval by the FDA(Food and Drug Administration) in June of 2000, tript...
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Antineoplastic agent; gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH, luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone [LHRH], gonadorelin) antagonist
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DEGARELIX (deg a REL ix) is used to treat men with advanced prostate cancer.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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HISTRELIN (his TREL in) is used to treat the symptoms of advanced prostate cancer. The implant contains a drug that is like a natural hormone in the body called gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). It is placed under the skin and releases the drug over 12 months.
This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.
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Antineoplastic agent; a synthetic nonapeptide analog of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH, luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone [LHRH], gonadorelin).
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