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Is Bicalutamide A Chemotherapy Drug?

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Posted on Tue, 12 Jan 2016
Question: Is bicatulamide a chemotherapy drug
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Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
yes

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

bicalutamide belongs to the drug class called anti-androgens (which means that it fights the male hormones) and is used against prostate cancer. It's not a chemotherpeutic drug in a strict sense because it won't attack any tumor cells itself but it reduces the cancerous cells' growth potential by reducing the positive effect of the male hormones on them.

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Is Bicalutamide A Chemotherapy Drug?

Brief Answer: yes Detailed Answer: Hello, bicalutamide belongs to the drug class called anti-androgens (which means that it fights the male hormones) and is used against prostate cancer. It's not a chemotherpeutic drug in a strict sense because it won't attack any tumor cells itself but it reduces the cancerous cells' growth potential by reducing the positive effect of the male hormones on them. Kind Regards!