HORMONAL ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS
\hɔːmˈə͡ʊnə͡l ˌantɪnˌiːə͡ʊplˈastɪk ˈe͡ɪd͡ʒənts], \hɔːmˈəʊnəl ˌantɪnˌiːəʊplˈastɪk ˈeɪdʒənts], \h_ɔː_m_ˈəʊ_n_əl ˌa_n_t_ɪ_n_ˌiː__əʊ_p_l_ˈa_s_t_ɪ_k ˈeɪ_dʒ_ə_n_t_s]\
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Antineoplastic agents that are used to treat hormone-sensitive tumors. Hormone-sensitive tumors may be hormone-dependent, hormone-responsive, or both. A hormone-dependent tumor regresses on removal of the hormonal stimulus, by surgery or pharmacological block. Hormone-responsive tumors may regress when pharmacologic amounts of hormones are administered regardless of whether previous signs of hormone sensitivity were observed. The major hormone-responsive cancers include carcinomas of the breast, prostate, and endometrium; lymphomas; and certain leukemias. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual 1994, p2079)
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