Clinical development of the oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist elagolix
Elagolix is the first oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist that entered clinical development and received regulatory approval for the management of women with endometriosis and heavy menstrual bleeding associated with uterine fibroids in combination with a hormonal add-back therapy. This m...
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author | Kristof Chwalisz, M.D., Ph.D. |
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description | Elagolix is the first oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist that entered clinical development and received regulatory approval for the management of women with endometriosis and heavy menstrual bleeding associated with uterine fibroids in combination with a hormonal add-back therapy. This mini review aims to summarize the key clinical studies that led to its regulatory approval. |
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spelling | doaj.art-4be9a7574ba34e8082fc0e2d31f367842023-05-12T04:17:14ZengElsevierF&S Reports2666-33412023-06-01426572Clinical development of the oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist elagolixKristof Chwalisz, M.D., Ph.D.0Reprint requests: Kristof Chwalisz, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan.; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MichiganElagolix is the first oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist that entered clinical development and received regulatory approval for the management of women with endometriosis and heavy menstrual bleeding associated with uterine fibroids in combination with a hormonal add-back therapy. This mini review aims to summarize the key clinical studies that led to its regulatory approval.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666334123000107ElagolixGnRH antagonistendometriosisuterine fibroids |
spellingShingle | Kristof Chwalisz, M.D., Ph.D. Clinical development of the oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist elagolix F&S Reports Elagolix GnRH antagonist endometriosis uterine fibroids |
title | Clinical development of the oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist elagolix |
title_full | Clinical development of the oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist elagolix |
title_fullStr | Clinical development of the oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist elagolix |
title_full_unstemmed | Clinical development of the oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist elagolix |
title_short | Clinical development of the oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist elagolix |
title_sort | clinical development of the oral gonadotropin releasing hormone antagonist elagolix |
topic | Elagolix GnRH antagonist endometriosis uterine fibroids |
url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666334123000107 |
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