The role of steroids in oncological practice

Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced and disengage in the adrenal cortex. Traditionally natural and synthetic corticosteroids are used for diagnosing and treating dysfunctions of the adrenal cortex and treating inflammatory and immunological diseases. Their use is also widespread in oncological practice. Corticosteroids are indispensable in palliative care, in certain urgent oncological cases, as premedication of some chemotherapies and last but not least they have a key role in the secondary hormonal manipulations of metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer. The purpose of our review is to describe and compare the effects of different agents in oncological practice, to give a detailed account of the above mentioned indications and would also like to draw attention to the possible side effects of a long-term steroid treatment. Orv Hetil. 2017; 158(42): 1651-1657.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:158

Enthalten in:

Orvosi hetilap - 158(2017), 42 vom: 10. Okt., Seite 1651-1657

Sprache:

Ungarisch

Weiterer Titel:

Szteroidok szerepe az onkológiai gyakorlatban

Beteiligte Personen:

Küronya, Zsófia [VerfasserIn]
Géczi, Lajos [VerfasserIn]
Gyergyay, Fruzsina [VerfasserIn]
Bíró, Krisztina [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Antineoplastic Agents
Corticosteroids
Hormonmanipuláció
Journal Article
Kortikoszteroidok
Metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer
Metasztatikus kasztrációrezisztens prostatadaganat
Palliatív ellátás
Palliative care
Review
Secondary hormonal manipulations

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 07.12.2017

Date Revised 07.12.2017

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1556/650.2017.30879

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM277057825