title: The gonadotrophin-releasing hormone antagonist ganirelix--history and introductory data.
abstract: The gonadotrophin-releasing hormone antagonist ganirelix has recently become available to clinicians. Its indication, prevention of premature luteinizing hormone surges in assisted reproduction programmes, has been investigated extensively in numerous studies. This article summarizes the major results from pharmacokinetics studies, a double-blind dose-finding trial and three large-scale phase III randomized clinical trials, comparing ganirelix and the most commonly used gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonists, buserelin,leuprolide and triptorelin, in a long protocol. It is concluded that controlled ovarian hyperstimulation with ganirelix offers significant advantages in terms of convenience of treatment as reflected in a considerably reduced treatment period.Safety and tolerance as well as overall clinical outcome are good.
authors.affiliation: Organon Laboratories, Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: Henk J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Out
authors.forename: Bernadette M J L
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Mannaerts
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002064:Buserelin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017326:Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D005300:Fertility Agents, Female / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006727:Hormone Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D016729:Leuprolide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D010062:Ovulation Induction / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D017329:Triptorelin Pamoate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D005300:Fertility Agents, Female; D006727:Hormone Antagonists; D017329:Triptorelin Pamoate; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D016729:Leuprolide; C061018:ganirelix; D002064:Buserelin