Degarelix
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degarelix-239-7180903
title:
Degarelix
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Degarelix, sold under the brand name Firmagon among others, is a hormonal therapy used in the treatment of prostate cancer. Testosterone is a male hormone that promotes growth of many prostate tumours and therefore reducing circulating testosterone to very low (castration) levels is often the treatment goal in the management of advanced prostate cancer. Degarelix has an immediate onset of action, binding to gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptors in the pituitary gland and blocking their
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Chemical compound
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degarelix
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2024-01-26T23:11:47Z
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