Clinical therapeutics

Clin Ther · ISSN (print) 0149-2918 · 11 papers in corpus
rct 2023
doi:10.1016/j.clinthera.2023.07.019 ·PMID:37599165

PURPOSE: The goal of this study was to examine the efficacy and safety of the levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) versus dienogest (DNG) in female subjects with symptomatic uterine adenomyosis. METHODS: This study enrolled 117 wom…

other 2021
doi:10.1016/j.clinthera.2021.07.002 ·PMID:34384611

PURPOSE: Although the clinical effect of dienogest for endometriosis after conservative surgery has been proven, the cost-effectiveness of this new pharmacotherapy remains to be determined. We aimed to assess the health economic implication…

article 2010
doi:10.1016/j.clinthera.2010.04.017 ·PMID:20685498

BackgroundSimvastatin, a 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitor, is indicated for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia and plays an important role in both the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. D…

case-report 2008
doi:10.1016/s0149-2918(08)80058-6 ·PMID:18691993

BACKGROUND: Danazol is a steroid analogue with anabolic and androgenic effects and is indicated for the treatment of endometriosis, fibrocystic diseases of the breast, and hereditary angioedema. Lovastatin has been prescribed to lower total…

article 1998
doi:10.1016/s0149-2918(98)80068-4 ·PMID:9663373

The objective of this study was to compare the cost and effectiveness of nafarelin versus leuprolide in the treatment of endometriosis. To compare the economic impact of treating endometriosis with leuprolide or nafarelin and to facilitate …

article 1993
·PMID:1286484

Endometriosis, a condition in which endometrial tissue sheds and becomes attached to extrauterine sites, appears to be a progressive or recurrent disease. Although there are a variety of treatment options, the only cure for endometriosis is…

other 1992
·PMID:1606592

Leuprorelin acetate, a highly potent gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist, was originally launched in the USA as a daily injection for the treatment of metastatic prostatic cancer. A once-monthly injectable depot form was subsequently de…

article 1992
·PMID:1535020

A national multicentre trial was organized in order to compare the efficacy and safety of leuprorelin acetate depot and danazol in the treatment of endometriosis. Sixty-seven patients with pelvic endometriosis of different severity at lapar…

other 1992
·PMID:1606591

The plasmatic parameters of coagulatory and fibrinolytic activity were studied in 15 patients with biopsy-proven endometriosis treated with leuprorelin acetate for 6 months. Bleeding time remained constant, indicating the absence of increas…

review 1992
·PMID:1535019

Peritoneal and ovarian endometriosis are anatomically highly polymorphous and can give rise to pain and sterility. Endometriosis can be recognized and evaluated by means of laparoscopy and an appropriate therapeutic strategy determined. Sur…

article 1992
·PMID:1535021

During the past decade, the development of various gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (Gn-RH) agonists, which induce reversible hypo-oestrogenism has opened a new area in the medical management of endometriosis. In an open, multicentre phase I…