Plenaxis

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Plenaxis
TermPlenaxis
Short definitionPlenaxis - (pronounced) (pleh-NAK-sis) A drug used to reduce the amount of testosterone in patients with advanced symptomatic prostate cancer who have no other treatment options. It belongs to the family of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonists. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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Plenaxis - (pronounced) (pleh-NAK-sis) A drug used to reduce the amount of testosterone in patients with advanced symptomatic prostate cancer who have no other treatment options. It belongs to the family of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonists. Also called Abarelix

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