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ELIGARD - A Hormonal Therapy for Prostate Cancer

ELIGARD is a prescription medication for the palliative treatment (management of symptoms) of advanced prostate cancer. ELIGARD is an LHRH (luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone) agonist. It is designed to reduce the amount of testosterone in the body by reducing the testicles' production of testosterone. It is not a cure for advanced prostate cancer.

ELIGARD is now available in 4 different prescription doses, giving you and your physician flexible dosing options for treating your advanced prostate cancer. The ELIGARD 45 mg shot, the newest addition to the ELIGARD family, is the first and only 6-month hormone therapy for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer. ELIGARD 45 mg gives you the benefit of a full year of hormone therapy with just 2 injections. Ask you doctor about twice-yearly ELIGARD.

How It Works on Advanced Prostate Cancer

ELIGARD is an LHRH agonist. Male hormones, such as testosterone, stimulate the growth of prostate cancer cells. The goal of hormonal therapy for advanced prostate cancer is to lower the body's level of male hormones and thereby shrink or slow down the growth of prostate tumors. Most of the body's testosterone is made by the testicles; ELIGARD prevents the testicles from producing testosterone.

As with other LHRH agonists, the first shot of ELIGARD will make testosterone levels rise temporarily. However, within 2 to 4 weeks, the ELIGARD shot causes testosterone levels to fall. In most cases, the level of testosterone that results from ELIGARD is the same level or lower than that achieved by surgical castration.

Questions to Ask Your Doctor
  • How often will I get an ELIGARD injection?
  • How long might my treatment last?
  • Who will give me the shot?
  • Where will the shot be given?
  • What are the common side effects of ELIGARD?
  • What should I do if they occur?
  • How does the "palpable mass" feel?
  • Which medications should I avoid while I'm taking
    ELIGARD?
  • What should I not do while on ELIGARD?
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