ENDOCRINE THERAPY


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AbarelixFor palliative treatment of advanced prostate cancer
AminoglutethimideFor the suppression of adrenal function in selected patients with Cushing s syndrome, Malignant neoplasm of female breast, Carcinoma in situ of breast
AnastrozoleFor treatment of advanced breast cancer.
BicalutamideFor treatment (together with surgery or LHRH analogue) of advanced prostatic cancer.
EstradiolFor the treatment of urogenital symptoms associated with post-menopausal atrophy of the vagina (such as dryness, burning, pruritus and dyspareunia) and/or the lower urinary tract (urinary urgency and dysuria).
ExemestaneFor the treatment of advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women whose disease has progressed following tamoxifen therapy.
FulvestrantFor the treatment of hormone receptor positive metastatic breast cancer in postmenopausal women with disease progression following antiestrogen therapy.
GoserelinBreast cancer; Prostate carcinoma; Endometriosis
GoserelinBreast cancer; Prostate carcinoma; Endometriosis
MedroxyprogesteroneContraception
NilutamideUsed as an add-on therapy following surgical or chemical castration due to prostate cancer
ProgesteroneFor progesterone supplementation or replacement as part of an Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) treatment for infertile women with progesterone deficiency and for the treatment of secondary amenorrhea. Also used as a female contraceptive.
Tamoxifenfor the treatment of breast cancer
ToremifeneFor the treatment of metastatic breast cancer in postmenopausal women with estrogen receptor-positive or receptor-unknown tumors

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