Bicalutamide
Back to searchScientific Name: | Bicalutamide |
Brand Name: | Casodex |
Company Owner: | Not Available |
Mechanism Of Action | Bicalutamide competes with androgen for the binding of androgen receptors, consequently blocking the action of androgens of adrenal and testicular origin which stimulate the growth of normal and malignant prostatic tissue. |
Description of the Drug: | Bicalutamide is an androgen receptor inhibitor used to treat Stage D2 metastatic carcinoma of the prostate. |
Protein Data Bank: | Not Available |
Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-01-23 from https://go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB01128