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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Main Author: Kristof Chwalisz, M.D., Ph.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:F&S Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666334123000107
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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
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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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