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Last uploaded: January 31, 2024
Preferred Name

recombinant human chorionic gonadotropin

Synonyms

Pregnyl

Definitions

A recombinant therapeutic agent which is chemically identical to or similar to the endogenous glycoprotein hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG). HCG binds to cells of the corpus luteum, thereby stimulating progesterone production and helping to maintain a secretory endometrium. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C528" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C528" NCI Thesaurus)

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000040650

altLabel

Pregnyl

human chorionic gonadotropin

Profasi

Follutein

Novarel

rhCG

LDI-200

Component of

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000042303

cui

C0699381

C0309130

C1527152

C2987679

C0722164

C0592007

Date last modified

2010-06-08

definition

A recombinant therapeutic agent which is chemically identical to or similar to the endogenous glycoprotein hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG). HCG binds to cells of the corpus luteum, thereby stimulating progesterone production and helping to maintain a secretory endometrium. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C528" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C528" NCI Thesaurus)

Legacy PDQ ID

356

LT

TRD

NCI ID

C528

notation

CDR0000040650

ORIG STY

Drug/agent

prefLabel

recombinant human chorionic gonadotropin

tui

T125

T116

T121

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