Name
Buserelin Acetate
Alternate Names
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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