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A Dose-Escalating Study With the Fetal Estrogen Estetrol in Healthy Men
Author(s) -
Herjan J.T. Coelingh Bennink,
Yvette Zimmerman,
Carole Verhoeven,
Alice E. Dutman,
Tjeert T. Mensinga,
Cornelis Kluft,
Yacov Reisman,
F.M.J. Debruyne
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2018-00147
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , testosterone (patch) , estrogen , endocrine system , placebo , luteinizing hormone , pharmacodynamics , context (archaeology) , sex hormone binding globulin , prostate cancer , hormone , androgen , cancer , pharmacokinetics , paleontology , alternative medicine , pathology , biology
Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonists have replaced estrogens for endocrine treatment of advanced prostate cancer (PC) because of cardiovascular side effects. The fetal estrogen estetrol (E4) may be safer for PC treatment and is expected to decrease testosterone (T) and prevent estrogen deficiency.

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