Prostate cancer drugs

Question 1

Goserelin

Answer 1

GnRH agonists

Question 2

bicalutamide

Answer 2

non-steroidal anti-androgen
blocks the androgen receptor

Question 3

cyproterone acetate

Answer 3

steroidal anti-androgen
prevents DHT binding from intracytoplasmic protein complexes
used less commonly since introduction of non-steroidal anti-androgens

Question 4

abiraterone

Answer 4

androgen synthesis inhibitor
option for the treatment of hormone-relapsed metastatic prostate cancer in patients who have no or mild symptoms after androgen deprivation therapy has failed, and before chemotherapy is indicated

Question 5

Chemotherapy