Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone antagonists in patients with prostate cancer. A standard approach and the results of innovative studies

Abstract

Prostate cancer (PC) is one of the most burning problems of modern urologic oncology. Hormonal therapy (HT) using medical castrationremains a basic therapy for metastatic PC. HT with a novel class of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) receptor antagonists isa promising and effective castration treatment option that has a number of significant advantages over LHRH analogues. The paper reviews the results of trials comparing the efficiency and adverse reactions of HT using LHRH antagonists and analogues and gives those of a Russian multicenter study covering the countrywide experience with degarelix