Antiandrogen
| Antiandrogen | |
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| Term | Antiandrogen |
| Short definition | Antiandrogen (AN-tea-AN-droh-jen) substance that prevents androgens (male sex hormones) from attaching to proteins called androgen receptors, which are found in normal prostate cells, some prostate cancer cells and cells in some other tissues. Preventing this binding blocks the action of these hormones in the body. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Antiandrogen - (pronounced) (AN-tea-AN-droh-jen) substance that prevents androgens (male sex hormones) from attaching to proteins called androgen receptors, which are found in normal prostate cells, some prostate cancer cells and cells in some other tissues. Preventing this binding blocks the action of these hormones in the body. Treatment with antiandrogens can prevent prostate cancer cells from growing. Examples of antiandrogens used to treat prostate cancer are apalutamide, bicalutamide, darolutamide, enzalutamide, flutamide, and nilutamide. Also called androgen receptor antagonist and androgen receptor blocker
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