Degarelix is used for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer. Degarelix is a synthetic peptide derivative drug which binds to gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptors in the pituitary gland and blocks interaction with GnRH. This antagonism reduces luteinising hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) which ultimately causes testosterone suppression. Reduction in testosterone is important in treating men with advanced prostate cancer. Chemically, it is a synthetic linear decapeptide amide with seven unnatural amino acids, five of which are D-amino acids. FDA approved on December 24, 2008.
Degaralix is used for the management of advanced prostate cancer.
NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, United States
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
AZ Groeninge, Kortrijk, Belgium
GZA Sint-Augustinus, Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium
OLVZ Aalst, Aalst, Belgium
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities), Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities), Middletown, New Jersey, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities), Montvale, New Jersey, United States
Turku University Hospital, Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland
Turku University Hospital, Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Lifespan Cancer Institute, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Pfizer, Helsinki, Finland
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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