"Finasteride" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An orally active 3-OXO-5-ALPHA-STEROID 4-DEHYDROGENASE inhibitor. It is used as a surgical alternative for treatment of benign PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA.
| Descriptor ID |
D018120
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.054.079.500 D04.210.500.925.100.250
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Finasteride" by people in Profiles.
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High-grade prostate cancer in the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial: fact or artifact? J Natl Cancer Inst. 2007 Sep 19; 99(18):1355-6.
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The long-term effect of doxazosin, finasteride, and combination therapy on the clinical progression of benign prostatic hyperplasia. N Engl J Med. 2003 Dec 18; 349(25):2387-98.