FIELD: medicine, pharmaceutics.
SUBSTANCE: invention relates to field of pharmaceutics and represents method of treating prostate cancer, which includes introduction to patient of composition, which contains degarelix lyophilisate or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt and excipient, dissolved in solvent, in initial dose 200-300 mg of degarelix in concentration 20-80 mg of degarelix per ml of solvent with the following after 14-56 days after initial dose supporting dose 320-55 mg of degarelix in concentration 50-80 mg of degarelix per ml of solvent, possibly with one or more than one following additional supporting dose 320-550 mg of degarelix in concentration 50-80 mg of degarelix per ml of solvent, introduced with interval from 56 days to 112 days between each supporting dose.
EFFECT: invention provides long release of degarelix from obtained depot of medication without increase of occurrence of side effects.
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