An antiandrogen (see ANDROGEN) drug used in the treatment of cancer of the PROSTATE GLAND, sometimes in conjunction with GONADORELIN.
n. a nonsteroidal *anti-androgen commonly used in the treatment of advanced prostate cancer, either alone or in combination with *gonadorelin analogues. Side-effects include gynaecomastia (breast enlargement) and diarrhoea.
n. any one of a group of drugs that inhibit the action of testosterone on the prostate gland by blocking androgen receptors, competing for binding sites, or decreasing androgen production. They are therefore used in the treatment of prostate cancer, which is an androgen-dependent tumour. Anti-androgens include *abiraterone acetate, *bicalutamide, *cyproterone, *finasteride, and *flutamide.... anti-androgen
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