Indications
Enzalutamide is used to treat patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) and metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC).
⚠️ Always consult a registered physician before taking any medicine.
Pharmacology
Enzalutamide is an androgen receptor inhibitor, and it works on several steps of the androgen receptor signaling pathway. It competes with androgens for binding to the androgen receptors. Because of this, the receptors can't move into the cell nucleus and can't interact with DNA.
A major metabolite, N-desmethyl enzalutamide, showed similar activity to enzalutamide in vitro. In vitro, enzalutamide reduced the growth of prostate cancer cells and caused them to die. In a mouse prostate cancer xenograft model, it also decreased tumor volume.
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding
Enzalutamide has not been shown to be safe or effective in females. Animal reproductive studies and the way the medicine works suggest it can harm the fetus and cause loss of pregnancy. There are no human data on its use in pregnant females. When pregnant mice were given enzalutamide by mouth during organogenesis, it caused adverse developmental effects at doses lower than the maximum recommended human dose.
Safety and efficacy in females have not been established for breastfeeding either. Nobody knows whether enzalutamide passes into human milk, what it does to a breastfed infant, or whether it affects milk production. In lactating rats, enzalutamide and/or its metabolites were found in the milk.
⚠️ Talk to your doctor before taking any medicine during pregnancy or while breastfeeding.
Dosage Reference
⚠️ Reference ranges from official sources only. Consult your doctor for personalized dosing.
Side Effects & Interactions
Side Effects
No side-effect data recorded yet.