Exemestan in breast cancer treatment
Journal Title: OncoReview - Year 2012, Vol 2, Issue 4
Abstract
Hormonotherapy is one of the most important therapeutic options in the breast cancer treatment, either locally advanced or metastatic. Tamoxifen has been standard of care for many years, however new clinical trials results indicates aromatase inhibitors as a valuable alternative for postmenopausal patients. Exemestane is a steroid aromatase inhibitor with effectiveness proven in clinical trials discussed in this article.
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Elżbieta Wójcik
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