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Zytiga creeps up on Provenge prostate-cancer drug

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Interest in Dendreon Corp's Provenge vaccine to treat prostate cancer seems to be waning following recent approval of Johnson & Johnson's more-convenient and faster-acting Zytiga treatment, according to some doctors and industry analysts.
 

Prostate cancer treatment may be tied to cataracts

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older men who opt for hormone-blocking therapy to treat prostate cancer might be slightly raising their risk of developing cataracts, hints new research.
 

Prostate Cancer Treatment May Up Colon Cancer Risk

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who opt for hormone-blocking therapy to treat prostate cancer may be increasing their risk of developing colon cancer, hints a study published this week in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
 

Prostate cancer treatment may up colon cancer risk

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who opt for hormone-blocking therapy to treat prostate cancer may be increasing their risk of developing colon cancer, hints a study published this week in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
 

AstraZeneca Q3 profit down 27 pct amid legal costs

Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca on Thursday reported a 27 percent drop in third-quarter profit as it set aside nearly half a billion dollars to settle claims that its anti-psychotic drug Seroquel has harmful side-effects.
 

FDA warns of prostate cancer drug risks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hormone treatments for prostate cancer need new warnings about a small increased risk of diabetes and heart problems including sudden death, U.S. health officials said on Wednesday.
 

U.S. reviews diabetes, heart risk with prostate drugs

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is examining if certain hormone treatments for men with prostate cancer pose a greater risk of diabetes or heart problems than other therapies.
 

FDA probes diabetes risk with prostate cancer meds

The Food and Drug Administration is looking into data suggesting a group of prostate cancer drugs increase the risk of diabetes and heart disease.
 

FDA probes diabetes risk with prostate cancer meds

FDA warns that early evidence shows links between prostate cancer drugs and diabetes. The Food and Drug Administration is looking into data suggesting a group of prostate cancer drugs increase the risk of diabetes and heart disease.
 

AstraZeneca loses price inflation lawsuit appeal

AstraZeneca loses appeal over drug wholesale price inflation lawsuit in Massachusetts. An appeals court on Wednesday upheld a lower court's ruling that AstraZeneca inflated the price of expensive drugs in Massachusetts.
 

Facts from the Wikipedia page:

Goserelin
Systematic (IUPAC) name
N-[1-[[1-[[1-[[1-[[1-[[1-[[1-[2-
[(carbamoylamino)carbamoyl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-
5-(diaminomethylideneamino)-1-oxo
-pentan-2-yl]carbamoyl]-3-methyl-
butyl]carbamoyl]-2-tert-butoxy-
ethyl]carbamoyl]-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)
ethyl]carbamoyl]-2-hydroxy-ethyl]
carbamoyl]-2-(1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]
carbamoyl]-2-(3H-imidazol-4-yl)ethyl]-
5-oxo-pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide
Identifiers
CAS number65807-02-5
ATC codeL02AE03
PubChem47725
DrugBankBTD00113
Chemical data
FormulaC59H84N18O14 
Mol. mass1269.410 g/mol
SynonymsD-Ser(But)6Azgly10LHRH
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability ?
Protein binding27.3%
Metabolism ?
Half life4-5 hours
Excretionrenal
Therapeutic considerations
Pregnancy cat.

D (3.6mg) / X (10.8mg) (USA)

Legal status

Prescription only

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