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mitotane

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mitotane /mi·to·tane/ (mi´to-tān) an antineoplastic similar to the insecticide DDT; used for the treatment of inoperable adrenocortical carcinoma.
mitotane
[mī′tətān]
an antineoplastic that destroys normal and neoplastic adrenal cortical cells.
indications It is prescribed in the treatment of carcinoma of the adrenal cortex and has an unlabeled use for treating Cushing's syndrome.
contraindication Known hypersensitivity to this drug is the only contraindication.
adverse effects Among the more serious adverse effects are GI symptoms, lethargy, and adrenal insufficiency.

mitotane [mi´to-tān]
a cytotoxic compound that causes severe damage to the adrenal cortex; administered orally as an antineoplastic agent for palliative treatment of inoperable adrenocortical carcinoma.

mitotane
(mī´ttān´),
n brand name: Lysodren;
drug class: antineoplastic;
action: acts on adrenal cortex to suppress activity and adrenal steroid production;
use: adrenocortical carcinoma.

mitotane
an oral chemotherapeutic agent that causes selective necrosis and atrophy of the adrenocortical zona fasciculata and zona reticularis. Used in the treatment of inoperable adrenal cortical carcinoma in humans and in canine Cushing's syndrome. Called also o,p-DDD.

mitotane
Lysodren® Oncology A cytotoxic agent that controls the endocrine Sx in Pts with adrenocortical CA and ACTH producing pituitary tumors that cause Cushing's disease Adverse effects Anorexia, N&V, neurologic disturbances–ataxia, speech defects, somnolence, vertigo, lethargy, liver enzyme changes–↑ ALA, ALT, alkaline phosphatase, GGT, ↑ corticosteroid-binding globulin, ↑ sex hormone-binding globulin, ↑ cholesterol, ↓ uric acid, ↓ thyroid hormones–normal TSH. See Adrenocortical carcinoma.

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For treatment, mitotane remains the major chemotherapeutic option for the management of adrenal carcinoma because it is a relatively specific adrenocortical cytotoxin although its capacity to prolong clinical survival is uncertain.
Mitotane is well known and used and it destroys parts of adrenal cortex that produce cortisol.
Chemotherapy Can be helpful in inducing regression in primary and metastatic tumour size Mitotane most commonly used drug Glucocorticoid and mineral corticoid replacement is necessary in most cases to prevent adrenal insufficiency In a few cases, chemotherapeutic agents may have some antitumour activity, e.
 
 
 
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