title: [Contribution to studies on the treatment of cancer of the prostate with D-Trp6-LH-RH].
abstract: The authors review 55 cases of adenocarcinoma of the prostate, from July 1982 to June 1983. The mean age of these patients was 61.5 years. None of them underwent orchiectomy. They were all treated with an LH-RH analogue: Decapeptyl. In 74.5% of the patients a consistent decrease of tumour mass in the prostate to about half its original size was observed, in association with a shrinking of the metastases. The Karnofsky index improved in 89% of the patients. The authors believe that Decapeptyl is preferable to surgical castration because it allows an improvement in pain symptoms, a regression of the primary tumour and metastases and achieves a better balance of serum levels of testosterone, FSH and LH.
authors.affiliation: III Clinica Chirurgica Universita' degli Studi, La Sapienza, Roma.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Marcellino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Campanella
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bandini
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood; D013997:Time Factors; D017329:Triptorelin Pamoate
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D017329:Triptorelin Pamoate; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D013739:Testosterone; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone
vernacular_title: Contribution aux études sur le traitement du cancer de la prostate par le D-Trp6-LH-RH.