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Zytiga

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-009509

A drug used with other drugs to treat prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. Zytiga is used under the brand name Zytiga to treat patients whose cancer is castration resistant (has not responded to treatments that lower testosterone levels) or whose cancer is high risk and castration sensitive (has responded to treatments that lower testosterone levels). It is also used under the brand name Yonsa to treat patients whose cancer is castration resistant. Zytiga is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. It lowers the amount of androgens (male hormones), such as testosterone, made by the body. This may stop the growth of cancer cells that need androgens to grow. Zytiga is a type of antiandrogen.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-009509
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-009509",
  "term": "Zytiga",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A drug used with other drugs to treat prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. Zytiga is used under the brand name Zytiga to treat patients whose cancer is castration resistant (has not responded to treatments that lower testosterone levels) or whose cancer is high risk and castration sensitive (has responded to treatments that lower testosterone levels). It is also used under the brand name Yonsa to treat patients whose cancer is castration resistant. Zytiga is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. It lowers the amount of androgens (male hormones), such as testosterone, made by the body. This may stop the growth of cancer cells that need androgens to grow. Zytiga is a type of antiandrogen.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/zytiga/"
}

Record 17,721 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.