androgen deprivation therapy
noun
: therapy for prostate cancer that severely reduces the body's production of androgens and especially testosterone through the administration of drugs or through surgical removal of the testicles
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The drug was being tested in combination with androgen deprivation therapy and Xtandi in patients with hormone-sensitive prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body.
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Ed Silverman, STAT, 25 Jan. 2023
The goal of androgen deprivation therapy with a drug like leuprolide (Lupron or Eligard) is to lower the blood testosterone and decrease stimulus for growth in prostate cancer and other testosterone-sensitive cancers.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2022
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Ed Silverman, STAT, 25 Jan. 2023
The goal of androgen deprivation therapy with a drug like leuprolide (Lupron or Eligard) is to lower the blood testosterone and decrease stimulus for growth in prostate cancer and other testosterone-sensitive cancers.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2022
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androgen deprivation therapy
noun
: therapy for prostate cancer that severely reduces the body's production of androgens and especially testosterone through the administration of drugs (such as flutamide and leuprolide) or through surgical removal of the testicles
Androgen deprivation therapy works by lowering levels of male hormones, including testosterone, which can spur prostate cancer cells to grow. This is often done with drugs, though some men have their testicles removed.—Andy Dworkin, The Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey)
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