Combined androgen blockade
| Combined androgen blockade | |
|---|---|
| Term | Combined androgen blockade |
| Short definition | combined androgen blockade - (pronounced) (kum-BIND TO-threaten-jen blah-KAYD) Treatment to block androgen (male hormone) activity in the body. This can be done by giving an antiandrogen drug and removing the testicles (orchiectomy), or by giving an antiandrogen drug with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist. Combined androgen blockade can stop the growth of cancer cells that need androgens to grow and is used to treat prostate cancer. Also called complete androgen blockade and total androgen blockade |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
combined androgen blockade - (pronounced) (kum-BIND TO-threaten-jen blah-KAYD) Treatment to block androgen (male hormone) activity in the body. This can be done by giving an antiandrogen drug and removing the testicles (orchiectomy), or by giving an antiandrogen drug with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist. Combined androgen blockade can stop the growth of cancer cells that need androgens to grow and is used to treat prostate cancer. Also called complete androgen blockade and total androgen blockade
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