Peptides in Oncology I : LH-RH Agonists and Antagonists /

This volume provides an overview of the mechanisms of action and clinical efficacy of gonadotropin (luteinizing) hormone releasing (LH-RH) agonists and antagonists in hormone-sensitive neoplastic diseasis. It contains a detailed description of structural and functional aspects and presentsthe latest...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Höffken, K.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Milano : Springer Milan, 1992.
Series:Recent results in cancer research ; 124.
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents Mechanisms of Action of LH-RH Agonists: Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
  • Direct Antitumor Effects of LH-RH Analogs
  • LH-RH Agonists in Benign and Malignant Tumors: Treatment of Uterine Leiomyomata by LH-RH Agonists
  • On the Management of Metastatic Prostate Cancer with LH-RH Analogs
  • Combination Therapy with Flutamide and Castration in Untreated Patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer
  • LH-RH Agonists in the Treatment of Ovarian Cancer
  • Treatment of Endometrial Cancer with GnRH Analogs.-LH-RH Agonists in the Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer
  • LH-RH Agonists in the Treatment of Premenopausal Patients with Advanced Breast Cancer
  • LH-RH Agonists in the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer
  • LH-RH Antagonists: State of the Art and Future Perspectives.