flutamide

flutamide
An antiandrogen drug that is used to treat prostate cancer.

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  • flutamide — A nonsteroidal synthetic antiandrogen used in the treatment of prostatic cancer; antineoplastic (hormonal). * * * flu·ta·mide flüt ə .mīd n a nonsteroidal antiandrogen C11H11F3N2O3 that is used in the treatment of prostate cancer * * * n …   Medical dictionary

  • flutamide — n. an anti androgen commonly used in the treatment of advanced prostate cancer, either alone or in combination with gonadorelin analogues. It is taken by mouth; side effects include diarrhoea. Trade names: Drogenil …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • flutamide — An anticancer drug that is a type of antiandrogen …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • Discovery and development of antiandrogens — In the 1960s, the first antiandrogen, or androgen antagonist, was discovered. Antiandrogens antagonise the androgen receptor (AR) and thereby block the biological effects of testosterone and dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Antiandrogens are important… …   Wikipedia

  • Flutamid — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Flutamid …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Antiandrogen — An antiandrogen, or androgen antagonist, is any of a group of hormone receptor antagonist compounds that are capable of preventing or inhibiting the biologic effects of androgens, male sex hormones, on normally responsive tissues in the body (see …   Wikipedia

  • Bicalutamide — Systematic (IUPAC) name N [4 cyano 3 (trifluoromethyl)phenyl] 3 [(4 fluorophenyl)sulfonyl] 2 hydroxy 2 methylpropanamide Clinical data Trade names …   Wikipedia

  • Hormonal therapy (oncology) — Hormonal therapy is one of the major modalities of medical treatment for cancer, others being cytotoxic chemotherapy and targeted therapy (biotherapeutics). It involves the manipulation of the endocrine system through exogenous administration of… …   Wikipedia

  • Флутамид — Действующее вещество ›› Флутамид* (Flutamide*) Латинское название Flutamide АТХ: ›› L02BB01 Флутамид Фармакологические группы: Андрогены, антиандрогены ›› Противоопухолевые гормональные средства и антагонисты гормонов Состав и форма выпуска 1… …   Словарь медицинских препаратов

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