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Procarbazine (Natulan) in the treatment of Peyronie's disease. 1978

R J Morgan, and J P Pryor

Thirty-four men with Peyronie's diseases were treated with a 12-week course of the drug procarbazine (Natulan), preceded or followed by a 12-week course of vitamin E. Ninety-one per cent of the men failed to improve or became worse whilst receiving Natulan and toxic side-effects were common. In comparison 39% improved whilst taking vitamin E. We concluded that Natulan is of little benefit in the treatment of this condition and may indeed be harmful.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D010411	Penile Induration	A condition characterized by hardening of the PENIS due to the formation of fibrous plaques on the dorsolateral aspect of the PENIS, usually involving the membrane (tunica albuginea) surrounding the erectile tissue (corpus cavernosum penis). This may eventually cause a painful deformity of the shaft or constriction of the urethra, or both.	Cavernitis, Fibrous,Peyronie's Disease,Penile Fibromatosis,Peyronie Disease,Plastic Induration of the Penis,Cavernitides, Fibrous,Fibromatosis, Penile,Fibrous Cavernitides,Fibrous Cavernitis,Peyronies Disease
D011344	Procarbazine	An antineoplastic agent used primarily in combination with mechlorethamine, vincristine, and prednisone (the MOPP protocol) in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease.	Matulane,Natulan,Procarbazine Hydrochloride,Procarbazine Monohydrobromide,Procarbazine Monohydrochloride,Hydrochloride, Procarbazine,Monohydrobromide, Procarbazine,Monohydrochloride, Procarbazine
D004341	Drug Evaluation	Any process by which toxicity, metabolism, absorption, elimination, preferred route of administration, safe dosage range, etc., for a drug or group of drugs is determined through clinical assessment in humans or veterinary animals.	Evaluation Studies, Drug,Drug Evaluation Studies,Drug Evaluation Study,Drug Evaluations,Evaluation Study, Drug,Evaluation, Drug,Evaluations, Drug,Studies, Drug Evaluation,Study, Drug Evaluation
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D014810	Vitamin E	A generic descriptor for all TOCOPHEROLS and TOCOTRIENOLS that exhibit ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL activity. By virtue of the phenolic hydrogen on the 2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol nucleus, these compounds exhibit varying degree of antioxidant activity, depending on the site and number of methyl groups and the type of ISOPRENOIDS.