Vantas
| Vantas | |
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| Term | Vantas |
| Short definition | Vantas - (pronounced) (VAN tus) drug used as palliative therapy for advanced prostate cancer. Vantas keeps the testicles from producing the male hormone testosterone by blocking other hormones needed for production. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Vantas - (pronounced) (VAN tus) drug used as palliative therapy for advanced prostate cancer. Vantas keeps the testicles from producing the male hormone testosterone by blocking other hormones needed for production. This can slow or stop the growth of cancer cells that need testosterone to grow. Vantas contains the active substance histrelin acetate. It's a type of LHRH (or GnRH) agonist and a type of androgen deprivation therapy that is reversible
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