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enzalutamide

enzalutamide noun: a synthetic, non-steroidal pure antiandrogen developed for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

Noun

enzalutamide (uncountable)

  1. A synthetic, non-steroidal pure antiandrogen developed for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
    • Abiraterone and enzalutamide are newly approved drugs for CRPC patients; although, patients will still eventually relapse and the overall survival is prolonged only ~4–5 months after treatment with the AR signaling becoming active in most of these relapsed tumors.2015 July 16, “Poly (A) Binding Protein Cytoplasmic 1 Is a Novel Co-Regulator of the Androgen Receptor”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of enzalutamide

From (b)enza(mide) + -lutamide (“nonsteroid antiandrogen”).

Questions about enzalutamide

What does enzalutamide mean?
Enzalutamide means a synthetic, non-steroidal pure antiandrogen developed for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
What part of speech is enzalutamide?
Enzalutamide is a noun.

Words near enzalutamide in the dictionary

  1. enyne
  2. enynes
  3. Enyo
  4. Enz
  5. Enza
  6. enzalutamide
  7. enzastaurin
  8. Enzed
  9. Enzedder
  10. Enzedders
  11. Enzes

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