Name

Buserelin Acetate

Alternate Names

Busrelin Acetate
D-Ser (Bu(t))(6) Pro(9) NEt LHRH acetate
HOE 766
HOE-766
HOE766
S74-6766
Suprefact

Abbreviations

None

Category

Hormones and hormonal mechanisms

Subcategory

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone

NSC Number

725176

Primary Site

Prostate cancer

Histology

None

Remarks

Buserelin is a synthetic gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist. It is a synthetic version of the body's luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH), which regulates the amount of testosterone in men and estrogen in women. Buserelin tells the body to stop making testosterone or estrogen, so the blood levels drop. Cancers that are stimulated by testosterone or estrogen stop dividing.

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