Firmagon (degarelix)

Degarelix or Leuprolide – Today’s Question Explored

There are many different types of drugs used for hormone therapy in the treatment of prostate cancer. One of the newer classes of drugs include the GnRH antagonists. Degarelix (aka Firmagon) is the one drug in this class that is currently approved for prostate cancer. Degarelix, like the other hormone therapy drugs, was developed to [...]

By Malecare|2017-10-19T10:46:06-04:00October 13th, 2016|ADT, Advanced Prostate Cancer, Drugs & Treatments, Firmagon (degarelix), Hormone Therapy, Uncategorized|0 Comments

German Registry Data Analysis of Degarelix (Firmagon®) for Prostate Cance

The newest gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist therapy drug, degarelix (aka Firmagon) has become more commonly used in everyday clinical practice as an alternative hormone therapy treatment drug (ADT). Given that its use has become common it is important to understand both its safety and efficacy as compared to our older standard drugs. The best way [...]

By Malecare|2017-10-19T10:46:41-04:00December 23rd, 2015|ADT, Advanced Prostate Cancer, Clinical Trials & Research, Drugs & Treatments, Firmagon (degarelix)