The present invention relates to methods for reducing testosterone levels by reduction of luteinizing hormone (LH) or independent of LH levels in a male subject and methods of treating, suppressing, reducing the incidence, reducing the severity, or inhibiting prostate cancer, advanced prostate cancer, and castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) and palliative treatment of prostate cancer, advanced prostate cancer and castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). The compounds of this invention suppress free or total testosterone levels to castrate levels which may be used to treat prostate cancer, advanced prostate cancer, and CRPC without causing bone loss, decreased bone mineral density, increased risk of bone fractures, increased body fat, hot flashes and/or gynecomastia.
本发明涉及一种通过降低雄激素
水平来减少雄性受试者
中黄体生成素(LH)或独立于LH
水平的方法,以及治疗、抑制、减少发病率、减轻病情或抑制前列腺癌、晚期前列腺癌和去势抵抗性前列腺癌(CRPC)以及前列腺癌、晚期前列腺癌和去势抵抗性前列腺癌(CRPC)的姑息治疗的方法。本发明的化合物可将游离或总
睾酮水平抑制到去势
水平,可用于治疗前列腺癌、晚期前列腺癌和CRPC,而不会引起骨质流失、骨密度降低、骨折风险增加、体脂增加、潮热和/或乳腺增生。