Quick Take Neoadjuvant degarelix versus triptorelin in premenopausal patients who receive letrozole for locally advanced endocrineresponsive breast cancer a randomized phase II trial

Quick Take: Neoadjuvant degarelix versus triptorelin in premenopausal patients who receive letrozole for locally advanced endocrine-responsive breast cancer: a randomized phase II trial

06:00 EST 3 Jan 2019 | 2 Minute Medicine

Ovarian function suppression (OFS) is considered an important aspect of treatment in premenopausal women with advanced endocrine-responsive breast cancer. Degarelix is a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist, which, when bound to GnRH receptors in the pituitary, results in a decreased secretion of gonadotropins. In men, this leads to a rapid decrease in the production of testosterone, […]
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