BMJ · 1988 · 56 citations · 2 references
MedicineOncologyPharmacologyCancer PharmacologyDrug DeliveryGynecologic OncologyDrug EncapsulationGynecologic Cancer PharmacotherapyHormonal Cancer TherapyHormonal TherapyOvarian CancerOvarian Cancer PharmacotherapyControlled Release EncapsulationHormone Depot PreparationsLuteinizing Hormone-releasing Hormone AgonistsLuteinizing Hormone-releasing Hormone TherapyOvarian Cancer Hormonal Therapy
Response to D-Trp-6-luteinising hormone releasing hormone (Decapeptyl) microcapsules in advanced ovarian cancer D-Trp-6-luteinising hormone releasing hormone and other gonadotrophin releasing hormone agonists are proving useful in treating benign and malignant disease.I 2 We describe 39 patients with advanced ovarian cancer who were treated monthly with a long acting depot preparation of D-Trp-6-luteinising hormone releasing hormone.
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