Hypothalamic hormones : Anti-Cancer Drugs (original) (raw)

from neuroendocrinology to cancer therapy

Andrew V Schally

The discovery of hypothalamic hormones, especially LH-RH and somatostatin has id to practical clinical uae of their analogs In tha field of cancer traatment. Bombesin/GRP antagonlsts can ba also consldarad for the development of new methods for treatment of various tumors. The undarstandlng of functions of these peptide hormones and the availability of their synthetic analogs should permlt the ciiniclans to treat a variety of cancers more successfully than in the past.