title: Sustained impairment of pituitary and testicular function in prostatic cancer patients treated with a depot form of a GnRH agonist.
abstract: Seven patients suffering from prostatic cancer were treated with a slow-release D-Trp-6-LHRH preparation for a period of 24-32 months. LH, FSH, PRL and testosterone levels were evaluated before and at the end of treatment and then 40 days later. Baseline and GnRH-, TRH-, and HCG-stimulated hormonal values decreased after treatment. The possibility that a long-term treatment with GnRH analogues induces a sustained suppression of pituitary and testicular function is suggested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rolandi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Franceschini
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giberti
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Brancadoro
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Martorana
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Barreca
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood*; 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; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood*; D017329:Triptorelin Pamoate
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D017329:Triptorelin Pamoate; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D013739:Testosterone; D011388:Prolactin; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone